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Zeno

Zeno

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A Greek philosopher who made paradoxes that question motion and change
  • proper noun
  • /ˈziːnoʊ/
: Zenón
  • Now, don't tell me that a famous and brilliant scientist such as yourself doesn't know about Zeno's paradox.
  • Zeno's paradox
  • Zeno's paradox of Achilles
  • Zeno effect

Examples

  • How long will they continue to inch forward, by increments so minute they will, like Zeno's arrow, never reach the mark?

    Blog text (26)

  • Achilles swiftly overtakes the tortoise by ignoring the terms of Zeno's paradox.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Zeno demonstrated, in a way, that motion was impossible.

    Spinning Man (2018)

  • This is nothing less than Zeno's paradox.

    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)

  • Zeno's Progressive Dichotomy Paradox proposes that before a person can walk across a room, he must go halfway.

    Spinning Man (2018)

  • Zeno, an ancient Greek philosopher, is famous for his paradoxes that question the nature of motion.

  • The paradoxes of Zeno sparked significant discussions in philosophy about the reality of change and movement.

  • Zeno's ideas challenged the understanding of motion, leading to influential debates in ancient Greek philosophy.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Zeno comes from the ancient Greek name Zēnōn, which means 'of Zeus', the chief Greek god. So the name shows he was an ancient Greek thinker, which is why the author of the famous paradoxes is called Zeno.