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BANACH-TARSKI PARADOX: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

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 Definition: 

It is possible to cut a solid ball into finitely many pieces (actually about half a dozen), and then put the pieces together again to get two solid balls, each the same size as the original.

This paradox is a consequence of the Axiom of Choice.

 
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