Zenonism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism. uncountable
- 2 A philosophical framework in which a finite continuum is regarded as an infinite number of discrete elements. uncountable
"While synthesizing a controller for timed automata one should be careful not letting any of the players win by "Zenonism", that is, by preventing the time from progressing as does the Tortoise in its race against Achilles."
Example
More examples"While synthesizing a controller for timed automata one should be careful not letting any of the players win by "Zenonism", that is, by preventing the time from progressing as does the Tortoise in its race against Achilles."
Etymology
From Zeno + -ism, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).
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