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Paradox of Motion

The Paradox of Motion, mainly highlighted by Zeno's paradoxes, questions how an object can move from one point to another if it must first reach the halfway point, then halfway again, infinitely many times. This suggests that motion involves an infinite series of steps, seemingly making motion impossible. However, modern mathematics shows that these infinite steps can sum to a finite distance, allowing movement to occur smoothly. The paradox highlights the complex relationship between infinite processes and real-world motion, and it has helped develop calculus and our understanding of how continuous change works.