"infinite hotel paradox" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the infinite hotel paradox [canonical]
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  1. (set theory) A thought experiment illustrating a counterintuitive property of infinite sets, showing that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms may still accommodate any number of additional guests. Categories (topical): Fictional locations, Set theory
    Sense id: en-infinite_hotel_paradox-en-name-JpNQluii Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Infinity, Paradoxes Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory

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