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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

Banach-Tarski paradox It is possible to cut a solid ball into finitely many pieces (actually about half a dozen), and then put the pieces together again to get two solid balls, each the same size as the original. This paradox is a consequence of the Axiom of Choice. (1995-03-29)