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infinitesimals

Name: Anonymous 2007-11-03 20:30

Consider a, b, c infinitesimals such that
    a+b=c
Does it then hold that
    a=b=c
?

Name: Anonymous 2007-11-05 23:37

>>5

Actually, infinitesimals and infinities do work this way.  The problem with the line of reasoning in 4 is that 0.999... < 1 in the hyperreal numbers - equality only holds in the real numbers.

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