Round 12: Tossup 15

A Milesian philosopher claimed that opposites like hot and cold are derived from this concept, then return to it by destroying each other. This word is the typical translation of apeiron, which was Anaximander’s first (10[1])principle. The modern theory of supertasks, which have this property, resolves an ancient paradox that was formulated to (-5[1])justify Parmenides’ (10[1])monism. Aristotle invoked a “first cause” to avoid a “regress” named for (10[1])this (10[1])concept. Zeno of Elea argued that an arrow must (10[1])travel (10[1])half the distance to its target this many times, so motion is impossible. (10[1]-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, (10[1])name this mathematical concept (10[1])that refers to something bigger than any natural number. ■END■ (10[2])

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