Used in a Sentence

elea

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for elea.

Editorial note

You won't be trying to refute many arguments using reasoning of Zeno of Elea nowadays.

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Quick take

(historical) Velia

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of elea gathered in one view.

noun

(historical) Velia

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for elea.

noun

(historical) Velia

Example sentences

1

You won't be trying to refute many arguments using reasoning of Zeno of Elea nowadays.

2

Zeno of Elea got ever so close to 60 but never quite made it.

3

The error of Zeno of Elea was that he did not understand the symmetry between zero and infinity (or he pretended to not understand it).

4

Olivetti sold the first fully transistor-based computer, the Elea 9003.

5

There is another short article about the Elea 9003.

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A few well known and trusted producers are Gaea [1], Papadimitriou [2], WEP [3], Eleia [4], Moria Elea Deluce [5], Maleas [6].

Quote examples

1

For all of those trials, "Laboratorio Elea" is the sponsor or a collaborator, so I presume they have the rights to the drug in the USA.

2

The main chapters alternate with dialogues between imaginary characters, usually Achilles and the tortoise, first used by Zeno of Elea and later by Lewis Carroll in "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles".

Proper noun examples

1

This behavior evidently started with Zeno of Elea's run on logic through reasoned argument.

2

A long time has passed since the paradoxes of Zeno of Elea, so now there really is no reason for not accepting that space is infinitely divisible.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use elea in a sentence?

You won't be trying to refute many arguments using reasoning of Zeno of Elea nowadays.

What does elea mean?

(historical) Velia

What part of speech is elea?

elea is commonly used as noun.