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Which specific paradox of Zeno describes a runner who can never finish a race because they must always cover half the remaining distance first?

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The Dichotomy paradox

Zeno of Elea proposed several paradoxes to support his teacher Parmenides' view that motion is an illusion. It wasn't fully resolved until the development of calculus and the concept of limits.

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