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infinite hotel paradox

infinite hotel paradox proper noun: a thought experiment illustrating a counterintuitive property of infinite sets, showing that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms can still accommodate any number of additional guests.

infinite hotel paradox: a thought experiment illustrating a counterintuitive property of infinite sets, showing that a...
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Proper noun

the infinite hotel paradox

  1. A thought experiment illustrating a counterintuitive property of infinite sets, showing that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms can still accommodate any number of additional guests.

Questions about infinite hotel paradox

What does infinite hotel paradox mean?
Infinite hotel paradox means a thought experiment illustrating a counterintuitive property of infinite sets, showing that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms can still accommodate any number of additional guests.
What part of speech is infinite hotel paradox?
Infinite hotel paradox is a proper noun.

Words near infinite hotel paradox in the dictionary

  1. infinite canons
  2. infinite canvas
  3. infinite continued fraction
  4. infinite continued fractions
  5. infinite descent
  6. infinite hotel paradox
  7. infinite loop
  8. infinite loops
  9. infinite money glitch
  10. infinite money glitches
  11. infinite monkey theorem

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