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What is the name of the paradox where a heap loses grains yet stays a heap?

  • The sorites paradox
  • Zeno's paradox
  • The liar paradox

The answer is The sorites paradox. From the Greek for heap.

Sorites paradox

The sorites paradox, sometimes known as the paradox of the heap, is a paradox that results from vague predicates. A typical formulation involves a heap of sand, from which grains are removed individually. With the assumption that removing a single grain does not cause a heap not to be considered a heap anymore, the paradox is to consider what happens when the process is repeated enough times that only one grain remains and if it is still a heap. If not, then the question asks when it changed from a heap to a non-heap.

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