Zeno
/ˈziːnoʊ/
Zeno proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Zeno
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Adjective
Zeno (not comparable)
- Requiring or involving an infinite number of intervals within a finite time.
- It is therefore important to be able to determine if a model is Zeno and in applicable cases remove Zenoness.2000, J. Zhang et al., “Dynamical Systems Revisted: Hybrid Systems with Zeno Executions”, in Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, page 458
- While this system is not Zeno, it can nevertheless not be considered implementable; thus, the boundedness of activity seems to be a more appropriate abstract concept of implementability of a system with respect to the amount of activity in finite intervals of time.2005, Heinrich Rust, “Chapter 3”, in Operational Semantics for Timed Systems: A Non-standard Approach to Uniform Modeling of Timed and Hybrid Systems, page 17
Forms of Zeno
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Origin of Zeno
Via Latin Zēnō, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Modern scientific and philosophical use derives from Zeno of Elea, poser of Zeno's paradoxes.
Words formed from Zeno
Phrases with Zeno
Questions about Zeno
- What does Zeno mean?
- Zeno means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
- What part of speech is Zeno?
- Zeno can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Zeno?
- Zeno is pronounced /ˈziːnoʊ/.
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