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Zeno of Elea (5th century bc) Greek philosopher whose paradoxes, known through the writings of Aristotle, may have significantly influenced the Greeks' perception of magnitude and number. The four paradoxes of motion are concerned with whether or not space and time are fundamentally made up of minute indivisible parts. If not, the first two paradoxes, the Dichotomy and the Paradox of Achilles and the Tortoise, appear to lead to absurdities. If so, the third and fourth, the Paradox of the Arrow and the Paradox of the Stadium, apparently give contradictions. See Achilles paradox, arrow paradox.
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