The Infinite Hotel Paradox - Jeff Dekofsky – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.In the 1920's, the German mathematician David a famous thought to show us just how hard it is to wrap our minds around the concept of infinity
2.Imagine a hotel with an infinite number of rooms and a very hardworking night manager
3.One night, the Infinite Hotel is completely full, totally booked up with an infinite number of guests
4.A man walks into the hotel and asks for a room
5.Rather than turn him down, the night manager decides to make room for him
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B1)
countable
A2Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
Example:
"mainly, the countable infinity of the natural numbers,"
experiment
B2A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Example:
"devised a famous thought experiment"
perplexes
A2To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
Example:
"perplexes the night manager at first,"
everyone's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Everyone's happy and the hotel's business is booming more than ever."
accommodate
B1To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
Example:
"In this way, the night manager can accommodate"
fractional
A2(grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
Example:
"fractional rooms,"
ever-diligent
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"the scenarios faced by the ever-diligent"
follows
A2(sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
Example:
"Each bus follows:"
hilbert
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"the German mathematician David Hilbert"
devised
A2To use one's intellect to plan or design (something).
Example:
"devised a famous thought experiment"
| Wort | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| countable | A2 | Capable of being counted; having a quantity. |
| experiment | B2 | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. |
| perplexes | A2 | To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle. |
| everyone's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| accommodate | B1 | To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt. |
| fractional | A2 | (grammar) An expression of a fractional number. |
| ever-diligent | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| follows | A2 | (sometimes attributive) In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. |
| hilbert | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| devised | A2 | To use one's intellect to plan or design (something). |
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