paradox of Achilles and the tortoise

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paradox of Achilles and the tortoise

Summary

paradox of Achilles and the tortoise is a paradox[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #84 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's image is recorded as Zenon2.jpg[3].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's instance of is recorded as paradox[4].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's part of is recorded as Zeno's paradoxes[5].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Achilles-paradox[9].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120zjgmd[10].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's Larousse ID is recorded as divers/paradoxe_d_Achille_et_la_tortue/178399[11].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise's De Agostini ID is recorded as Achille,+paradòsso+d'-[12].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for paradox of Achilles and the tortoise include Achilles and the Tortoise[13], a film[14], directed by Takeshi Kitano[15].

Why It Matters

paradox of Achilles and the tortoise draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #84 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for it include Achilles and the Tortoise[13], a film[14], directed by Takeshi Kitano[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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