On 13/10/10 22:28, David Sletten wrote: > > On Oct 12, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Brian Hurt wrote: > >> For example, in base 10, 1/3 * 3 = 0.99999... > > It may seem counterintuitive, but that statement is perfectly true. > 1 = 0.9999... > > That's a good test of how well you understand infinity.
I'm clearly not a mathematician, but doesn't 0.99999... asymptotically approach 1, i.e. never reaching it? How is that the same as 1?
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