Hooper's paradox

English
Hooper's paradox

Etymology

Published in 1774 by William Hooper.

Proper noun

Hooper's paradox

  1. A falsidical paradox based on an optical illusion, where a geometric shape with an area of 32 units is dissected into four parts, which are then assembled into a rectangle with an area of only 30 units; however, the triangles of the dissected shape are not quite identical to the triangles in the rectangle.
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