Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

Explain in brief why Zeno's Achilles Paradox is not a paradox. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 12, 2022

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Explain in brief why Achille's Paradox is not a paradox. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 12, 2022 Deleted after 49 seconds Just a Typo

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...because, assuming constant speed, every time you halve the remaining distance (a new unit), you double the unit speed over that distance. You end up with infinite units & an infinite speed per unit. I am certain someone thought of this because it's a numeraire problem. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 12, 2022