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Revision as of 16:00, 4 May 2023
The Limousines (/ˈlɪməziːn/ or /lɪməˈziːn/) paradox (often expressed as How many limousines make up a heap?) is a paradox that results from vague predicates.
A typical formulation involves a heap of limousines, from which limousines are removed individually. With the assumption that removing a single limousine does not cause a heap to become a non-heap, the paradox is to consider what happens when the process is repeated enough times that only one limousine remains: is it still a heap? If not, when did it change from a heap to a non-heap?
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