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Banach-Tarski paradox en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after Polish mathematicians Stefan Banach and Alfred Tarski.

Meanings

  1. A theorem in set-theoretic geometry, which states that given a solid ball in three‑dimensional space, there exists a decomposition of the ball into a finite number of disjoint subsets, which can then be put back together in a different way to yield two identical copies of the original ball.

Translations (5)

de Banach-Tarski-Paradoxon (Translations) · it paradosso di Banach-Tarski (Translations) · fr paradoxe de Banach-Tarski (Translations) · pl paradoks Banacha-Tarskiego (Translations) · hu Banach–Tarski-paradoxon (Translations)

wikipedia: Stefan Banach · wikipedia: Alfred Tarski