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Galileo's paradox

Noun CEFR B2

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A demonstration of a surprising property of infinite sets. Some positive integers are squares while others are not; therefore, all the numbers, including both squares and non-squares, must be more numerous than just the squares; yet for every square there is exactly one positive number that is its square root, and for every number there is exactly one square; hence, there cannot be more of one than of the other.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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