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Google Translate: Math to Philosophy

2021

A mock Google Translate converts the geometric series summing to 1 into the philosophy sentence 'Zeno was wrong.'

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021-01-01-google-translate-math-to-philosophy/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[A Google Translate screen, MATH → PHILOSOPHY] Σ_{i=1}^∞ (1/2)ⁿ = 1 → "Zeno was wrong."

Topics
Calculus › Series › Geometric SeriesSequences › Geometric SequencesSets & Infinity › InfinityLogic & Proof › ParadoxesMathematicians & Scientists › Zeno
Level
High SchoolCalculusCollege
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TechnologyMathematiciansLanguage & Wordplay
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Zeno of Elea