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Sorites Paradox (Heap Paradox)

When does a heap of sand stop being a heap?

Overview

A paradox arising from vague predicates, questioning at what point a change in quantity results in a change in quality or category.

If you remove one grain of sand from a heap, it's still a heap. Continue this logic, and eventually you're left with one grain - which isn't a heap. But at what point did it stop being a heap?

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