Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zenonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zenon-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism.

Uncountable

noun

A philosophical framework in which a finite continuum is regarded as an infinite number of discrete elements.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While synthesizing a controller for timed automata one should be careful not letting any of the players win by "Zenonism", that is, by preventing the time from progressing as does the Tortoise in its race against Achilles."
"Zenonism (which regards the continuum as composed of points) was defended on various occasions in the Jesuit context, and was also repressed and condemned a number of times."
"[…] Nietzsche's thinking on time was mediated by Boscovich, which in turn was an attempt to take further and refine the insights of Leibniz and Newton and, perhaps most significant of all, to go beyond various kinds of Zenonism […]"

Etymology

From Zeno + -ism, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Zeno

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Zenoism (alternative)

Derived Forms

Zenoist Zenonist

Questions

What does zenonism mean?: The philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism.
Where does zenonism come from?: From Zeno + -ism, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

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