Philosophy: Zeno's paradox of Achilles and the tortoise (5th centur…

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Did you know? Zeno's paradox of Achilles and the tortoise (5th century BC): give the tortoise a head start and Achilles will never catch up — every time Achilles reaches its old point, the tortoise has moved a bit further. The paradox was only resolved in the 19th century with the maths of infinite series.

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Zeno's paradox of Achilles and the tortoise (5th century BC): give the tortoise a head start and Achilles will never catch up — every time Achilles reaches its old point, the tortoise has moved a bit further. The paradox was only resolved in the 19th century with the maths of infinite series.

Zeno's paradox van Achilles en de schildpad (5e eeuw v.Chr.): geef de schildpad een voorsprong, en Achilles haalt hem nooit in — telkens als Achilles bij het oude punt aankomt, is de schildpad iets verder. De paradox werd pas in de 19e eeuw met de wiskunde van oneindige reeksen opgelost.

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