Zeno’s paradox

📖 Definitions

noun

1. Any of various paradoxes proposed by Zeno, dealing with change and motion.

2. The appearance of getting closer and closer to a goal, but never reaching there.

💬 Usage Examples

“It sounds like biography writing as Zeno’s paradox -- getting infinitesimally closer to the end without ever reaching it.” Jennifer Szalai; Robert Caro’s Path to Literary Power; The New York Times; Apr 11, 2019.
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