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All horses are the same color

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The horse paradox is a falsidical paradox that arises from flawed demonstrations, which purport to use mathematical induction, of the statement All horses are the same color. [1]

8 relations: George Pólya, Horse, List of paradoxes, Mathematical induction, Paradox, Subset, Unexpected hanging paradox, When a white horse is not a horse.

George Pólya

George Pólya (Pólya György; December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian mathematician.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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List of paradoxes

This is a list of paradoxes, grouped thematically.

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Mathematical induction

Mathematical induction is a mathematical proof technique.

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Paradox

A paradox is a statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to an apparently self-contradictory or logically unacceptable conclusion.

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Subset

In mathematics, a set A is a subset of a set B, or equivalently B is a superset of A, if A is "contained" inside B, that is, all elements of A are also elements of B. A and B may coincide.

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Unexpected hanging paradox

The unexpected hanging paradox or hangman paradox is a paradox about a person's expectations about the timing of a future event which they are told will occur at an unexpected time.

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When a white horse is not a horse

When A White Horse Is Not A Horse, also known as the White Horse Dialogue, is a famous paradox in Chinese philosophy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_horses_are_the_same_color

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