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Zeno's paradox

Zeno's paradox noun: any of a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that, contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.

Noun

Zeno's paradox (plural Zeno's paradoxes)

  1. Any of a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that, contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.

Forms of Zeno's paradox

pluralZeno's paradoxes

Questions about Zeno's paradox

What does Zeno's paradox mean?
Zeno's paradox means any of a set of philosophical problems generally thought to have been devised by the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430 BC) to support Parmenides' doctrine that, contrary to the evidence of one's senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.
What part of speech is Zeno's paradox?
Zeno's paradox is a noun.
What is the plural of Zeno's paradox?
The plural of Zeno's paradox is Zeno's paradoxes.

Words near Zeno's paradox in the dictionary

  1. Zennists
  2. Zennor
  3. Zeno
  4. Zeno machine
  5. Zeno machines
  6. Zeno's paradox
  7. Zeno's paradoxes
  8. zeno-
  9. Zenoan
  10. Zenobia
  11. Zenobius

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