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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Awsome logic in the original original post.

On a totally unrelated note: whats the biggest number between 0 and 1 (0<x<1)?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Wouldn't it be like 9.99 into infinity? 🤔 and since the human population (at least currently living) is not infinete, then at some 9.999999 there wouldn't be anyone with a higher value? (I don't know math)

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    0.9999... is equal to 1, so no

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    no, not really. In engineering math, sure but theoretical math it's not

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    0.999… = 1 in theory also.

    Otherwise, there exists a δ such that 1 - δ = 0.999…

    Then, the δ should have a first nonzero digit. Let us say it is in the millionth placd. But then, 0.999… cannot have a 9 in the millionth place.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Even in theoretical math, 0.999 repeating ends up being exactly equal to 1. In fact, any terminating decimal can be rewritten in a similar manner. For example, 0.25 is exactly equal to 0.24999999 repeating

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    It is in theoretical math as well. I just woke up and don't know the proof by heart but there is a proof for 0.99 repeating being true equal to 1.

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