if it continues indefinitely, then yes, it is equivalent to 1.
proof:
1/3 = 0.333...
*3 *3
1 = 0.999...
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Anonymous2009-02-18 0:51
by your logic, does that mean that 2.999... = 3?
It's two different numbers clearly
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Anonymous2009-02-18 2:25
>>13
no, not clearly.
they are essentially the same if there exist an infinite number of .9s after the decimal.
it is infinitesimally smaller than the next whole number, perhaps. but an object of infinitesimal size can for all practical purposes be treated as of 0 size, and that's all that matters in the end.
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Anonymous2009-02-18 9:32
If you're a history major (or an engineer) see this thread for a "proof".
>>32
I can't, because it's not a natural number, nor an irrational, complex, etc.
It's a Lambda Number, a new realm of numbers, one of which is ƛ-1.
Others include 2ƛ-1, 2/(3ƛ-1).
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Anonymous2009-03-02 1:05
>>33
Oh also,
one of it's properties is that ƛ > ∞.
In fact ƛ = ∞ + 1.
'lol i trol u'
posting this always causes a shitstorm
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Anonymous2009-03-10 4:55
obvious troll is obvious
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Anonymous2009-03-11 20:29
Everything is relative. Depends on how presise you want the number to be.
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Anonymous2009-03-11 21:51
This is obviously a troll but I want to point out one thing:
You cannot write .999... numbers don't work that way, you have to express such numbers as a fraction or a series of fractions. Here is how to correctly define .999... :
infinity
Summation (9/(10^i))
i = 1
and clearly:
limit n
n -> infinity Summation (9/(10^i)) = 1
i = 1