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[–] cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

The only sources I trust are the ones that come from my dreams

[–] Unbeelievable@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

The way I see it is the difference between equal numbers is zero.

The difference between 0.999… and 1 is 0.000…, and since the nines don't end, the zeros don't end, so the difference is just zero.

Meaning 0.999… = 1

[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Even the hyperreal numbers *R, which include infinitesimals, define 1 == .999...

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