English Explanatory Dictionary

infinite hotel paradox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A thought experiment illustrating a counterintuitive property of infinite sets, showing that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms can still accommodate any number of additional guests.

Word forms

infinite hotel paradox the infinite hotel paradox
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