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Banach-Tarski paradox
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English
Etymology
Named after Polish mathematicians Stefan Banach and Alfred Tarski.
Proper noun
en mathematics 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
French: fr paradoxe de Banach-Tarski m
German: de Banach-Tarski-Paradoxon n
Hungarian: hu Banach–Tarski-paradoxon
Italian: it paradosso di Banach-Tarski m
Polish: pl paradoks Banacha-Tarskiego m-in
en eponyms
en Group theory Set theory