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But the poor little 1 required to bring it up to exactly 1.0 recurring is wandering forever and never finding a home. Everywhere it looks for a place to stay it finds a nasty 9 that tells it "no room here, try next door". Really sad. Sniff.bloggoth
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Originally posted by Project Monkey View PostThis is incorrect. There is no answer because there is, in effect, no question. Asking: "what is x divided by zero?", is the same as "what is x divided by...?"
In practicle terms, it the same as asking someone: "how long is...?". You haven't finished the question so there is no answer (and it certainly isn't infinity).Comment
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Are you guys still arguing?
This isn't a question that has a lay answer based on how you feel about numbers. Real numbers do not have nonzero infinitesimals, by definition of the real number system. The difference between 1 and 0.9r is an infinitesimal. If the real number system does not admit nonzero infinitesimals, then 1=0.9r, by definition.
Again, knock yourselves out:
0.999... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...Comment
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Originally posted by jamesbrown View PostAre you guys still arguing?
This isn't a question that has a lay answer based on how you feel about numbers. Real numbers do not have nonzero infinitesimals, by definition of the real number system. The difference between 1 and 0.9r is an infinitesimal. If the real number system does not admit nonzero infinitesimals, then 1=0.9r, by definition.
Again, knock yourselves out:
0.999... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...Comment
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Originally posted by MyUserName View PostYou do realise that now we are talking about division by 0, right?Comment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostThat's conjecture. Develop a theory and prove it.
There's no evidence that .999 to infinity will equal 1.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIt's conjecture that 3 thirds = 1? Or it's conjecture that .3 recurring is a third? Because that's easy to prove, in fact it is a proof."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Since you think 45% is a majority, we probably can't explain this to you.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by SpontaneousOrder View Post0.999 recurring is an expression which is impossible to evaluate. The closest approximation which is possible to evaluate is 1. That doesn't mean they are the same. Is it as good as 1? yes. Is it equal to one? clearly not as it's impossible to evaluate.
1/3 = 0.333...
3 * 1/3 = 1
3 * 0.333... = 0.999...
That has just evaluated it.
This is presuming that we are dealing with the Real Numbers. I could do you some other axiomatic systems if you like, with varying results.Comment
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