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单词 Thomson Lamp Paradox
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Thomson Lamp Paradox

A lamp is turned on for 1/2 minute, off for 1/4 minute, on for 1/8 minute, etc. At the end of one minute, the lamp switchwill have been moved times, where is Aleph-0. Will the lamp be on or off? ThisParadox is actually nonsensical, since it is equivalent to asking if the ``last'' Integer is Even orOdd.


References

Pickover, C. A. Keys to Infinity. New York: Wiley, pp. 19-23, 1995.


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