Ross-Littlewood paradox (English, name)
expansion: the Ross-Littlewood paradox
Senses:
glosses: A hypothetical problem dealing with the notion of infinity. Given an empty vase and an infinite supply of balls, an infinite number of steps are performed, such that at each step 10 balls are added to the vase and one ball removed from it. The question is then posed: how many balls are in the vase when the task is finished?
Forms:
form: the Ross-Littlewood paradox
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