Impossible is a vague word. Yet, we use it all the time. It has several meanings, and it’s best to be aware of which you are using next time you evoke the word. · Impossible currently? – As in a disease uncurable today but maybe not next year. Rabies, polio, tuberculosis, and measles, once impossible are now cured. · Impossible logically? - As in some kind of paradox that has no resolution. The barber paradox is just one example. · Impossible problem? – As in some problems unsolvable and no hint to solve. Many in mathematics and physics are so numerous, it would take a book to explain them. · Impossible situation? – As in a real-life situation that cannot occur. How about the flying elephant, unicorn, and all manner of Utopias? · Impossible project? – As in a wicked pro...
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