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> mathematically 0.9999... is less than 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999... "In mathematics, the repeating decimal 0.
by jibiki 17y ago
> mathematically 0.9999... is less than 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...
"In mathematics, the repeating decimal 0.999… ... denotes a real number equal to one. In other words, the notations 0.999… and 1 represent the same real number. This equality has long been accepted by professional mathematicians and taught in textbooks."
Note the "real number" part, of course. If you use a non-real number system, more power to you.
- snarkyturtle 17y agoWhoops, should've researched that. I guess I was too preconditioned to the idea that mathematics isn't practical (thank you, Engineer vs. Mathematician jokes).