"Galileo's paradox" meaning in English

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Etymology: Named after the scientist Galileo, though he did not originate the concept. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Galileo's paradox
  1. (set theory) A demonstration of a surprising property of infinite sets. Some positive integers are squares while others are not; therefore, all the numbers, including both squares and non-squares, must be more numerous than just the squares; yet for every square there is exactly one positive number that is its square root, and for every number there is exactly one square; hence, there cannot be more of one than of the other. Wikipedia link: Galileo's paradox Categories (topical): Set theory

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