Alternative forms

• Zenon

Etymology

Via LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Latin#ZENOCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ZENO Zēnō, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ZENO Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-HellenicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ZENO *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ZENO *dyḗws. Modern scientific and philosophical use derives from Zeno of Elea, poser of Zeno's paradoxes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːnoʊ/Category:English 2-syllable words#ZENOCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ZENO

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Proper noun

ZenoCategory:English lemmas#ZENOCategory:English proper nouns#ZENOCategory:English uncountable nouns#ZENOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ZENOCategory:Pages with entries#ZENOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ZENO

1. A male given name from Ancient GreekCategory:English given names#ZENOCategory:English male given names#ZENOCategory:English male given names from Ancient Greek#ZENO.

Adjective

Zeno (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ZENOCategory:English adjectives#ZENOCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#ZENOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ZENOCategory:Pages with entries#ZENOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ZENO

1. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#ZENO, philosophyCategory:en:Philosophy#ZENO) Requiring or involving an infinite number of intervals within a finite time.
   • 2000, J. Zhang et al., “Dynamical Systems Revisted: Hybrid Systems with Zeno Executions”, in Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, page 458:

     It is therefore important to be able to determine if a model is Zeno and in applicable cases remove Zenoness.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ZENO

   • 2005, Heinrich Rust, “Chapter 3”, in Operational Semantics for Timed Systems: A Non-standard Approach to Uniform Modeling of Timed and Hybrid Systems, page 17:

     While this system is not Zeno, it can nevertheless not be considered implementable; thus, the boundedness of activity seems to be a more appropriate abstract concept of implementability of a system with respect to the amount of activity in finite intervals of time.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ZENO

   • 2013, Y. Si et al., “Improving Model Checking Stateful Timed CSP with non-Zenoness through Clock-Symmetry Reduction”, in Formal Methods and Software Engineering : 15th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2013, page 183:

     That is, it is necessary to check whether a run is Zeno so as to avoid presenting Zeno runs as counterexamples.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ZENO

Anagrams

• Enzo, noze, zeon, zone

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#ZENO Zēnō, from Ancient GreekCategory:Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek#ZENO Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-HellenicCategory:Italian terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ZENO *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ZENO *dyḗws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zɛ.no/Category:Italian 2-syllable words#ZENOCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#ZENO
• Rhymes: -ɛnoCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛno#ZENOCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛno/2 syllables#ZENO
• Hyphenation: Zè‧no

Proper noun

Zeno mCategory:Italian lemmas#ZENOCategory:Italian proper nouns#ZENOCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#ZENOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ZENOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#ZENOCategory:Pages with entries#ZENOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ZENO

1. a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English ZenoCategory:Italian given names#ZENOCategory:Italian male given names#ZENO

Anagrams

• Enzo, zone

Alternative forms

• Zēnōn

Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ZENOCategory:Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek#ZENO Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-HellenicCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ZENO *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ZENO *dyḗws.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈzeː.noː]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#ZENOCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ZENO
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡zɛː.no]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#ZENOCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ZENO

Proper noun

Zēnō m sg (genitive Zēnōnis)Category:Latin lemmas#ZENOCategory:Latin proper nouns#ZENOCategory:Latin third declension nouns#ZENOCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#ZENOCategory:Latin terms spelled with Z#ZENOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ZENOCategory:Latin masculine nouns#ZENOCategory:Pages with entries#ZENOCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ZENO; third declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Zēna, equivalent to Greek Ζήνων (Zínon) or English ZenoCategory:Latin given names#ZENOCategory:Latin male given names#ZENOCategory:Latin male given names from Ancient Greek#ZENO
2. Zeno:
   • a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Zeno Eleates (c. 495–430 BCE), pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Magna Graecia from Velia (Elea) in Campania, ItalyCategory:Latin given names#ZENOCategory:Latin male given names#ZENO
   • a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Zeno Citieus (c. 334–262 BCE), Hellenistic Stoic philosopher from Citium on the island of CyprusCategory:Latin given names#ZENOCategory:Latin male given names#ZENO
   • (Byzantine EmpireCategory:la:Byzantine Empire#ZENO) a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flavius Zeno (c. 425–491 CE), Roman Emperor of the eastern Roman Empire from 474 to 475 and the Byzantine Empire from 476 to 491Category:Latin given names#ZENOCategory:Latin male given names#ZENO

Further reading

• “Zeno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Zeno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1701.
• Zeno in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3571
• “Zeno”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers