▲ 616 ▼ Mind=Blown (lemmy.fmhy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by upsiderue@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) 0.999...8 does not equal 0.999...9 so no permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TeddE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) If the "…" means 'repeats without end' here, then saying "there's an 8 after" or "the final 9" is a contradiction as there is no such end to get to. There are cases where "…" is a finite sequence, such as "1, 2, … 99, 100". But this is not one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago I'm aware, I was trying to use the same notation that he was so it might be easier for him to understand permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TeddE@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) If the "…" means 'repeats without end' here, then saying "there's an 8 after" or "the final 9" is a contradiction as there is no such end to get to. There are cases where "…" is a finite sequence, such as "1, 2, … 99, 100". But this is not one of them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago I'm aware, I was trying to use the same notation that he was so it might be easier for him to understand permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago I'm aware, I was trying to use the same notation that he was so it might be easier for him to understand permalink fedilink source parent
