Zeno

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Zeno is a Greek name derived from the more ancient variant Zenon. The word may refer to any of the following:

People:

Other uses:

  • Zeno, ancient name for the village of Akköse‎
  • Zeno's paradoxes, paradoxes by Zeno of Elea
  • Zeno machine, a hypothetical computational model
  • Zeno (crater), a lunar impact crater, named for Zeno of Citium
  • Zeno Cosini, the protagonist of Italo Svevo's novel La Coscienza di Zeno
  • Zeno programming language, an imperative procedural programming language designed to be easy to learn and user friendly
  • Zeno-Watch Basel, a Swiss clockmaker company specialised in aviation watches
  • Quantum Zeno effect, an effect in quantum mechanics which disallows certain conditions in the decaying of a quantum state
  • Zeno (acne treatment), a handheld acne-treating device
  • Zeno's Pub, a notable bar with a beer 'passport' in State College, PA.
  • Zeno (band), a German hard rock band formed by Zeno Roth
    • also the title of their first album

In Modern Fiction

  • Zeno and Dufort- A demon that uses spells in the anime Zatch Bell.
  • Zeno (Demon), a fictional demon from webcomic "Charby the Vampirate"

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