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potato paradoxes

potato paradoxes is the plural of potato paradox.

Meaning of potato paradox

Noun

potato paradox (plural potato paradoxes)

  1. A calculation having a counterintuitive result: "Fred brings home 100 kg of potatoes, which consist of 99% water. He then leaves them outside overnight so that they consist of 98% water. What is their new weight?" The surprising answer is 50 kg.
  2. The paradoxical nature of Giffen goods, where people consume more as the price rises.

Questions about potato paradoxes

What is potato paradoxes the plural of?
Potato paradoxes is the plural of potato paradox.

Words near potato paradoxes in the dictionary

  1. potato opening
  2. potato openings
  3. potato pancake
  4. potato pancakes
  5. potato paradox
  6. potato paradoxes
  7. potato pen
  8. potato pens
  9. Potato Point
  10. potato psyllid
  11. potato psyllids

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