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interesting number paradox

interesting number paradox proper noun: a humorous paradox arising from the attempt to classify every natural number as either "interesting" or "uninteresting". If there exists a non-empty set of uninteresting natural numbers, there must be a smallest uninteresting number, but this number is paradoxically interesting because it is the smallest uninteresting number.

Proper noun

the interesting number paradox

  1. A humorous paradox arising from the attempt to classify every natural number as either "interesting" or "uninteresting". If there exists a non-empty set of uninteresting natural numbers, there must be a smallest uninteresting number, but this number is paradoxically interesting because it is the smallest uninteresting number.

Questions about interesting number paradox

What does interesting number paradox mean?
Interesting number paradox means a humorous paradox arising from the attempt to classify every natural number as either "interesting" or "uninteresting". If there exists a non-empty set of uninteresting natural numbers, there must be a smallest uninteresting number, but this number is paradoxically interesting because it is the smallest uninteresting number.
What part of speech is interesting number paradox?
Interesting number paradox is a proper noun.

Words near interesting number paradox in the dictionary

  1. interestified
  2. interestin'
  3. interesting
  4. interesting condition
  5. interesting conditions
  6. interesting number paradox
  7. interesting situation
  8. interesting situations
  9. interestingish
  10. interestingly
  11. interestingness

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