RE: MD 1+1=2

From: Sasu Mattila (sasu.mattila@regex.com.au)
Date: Tue Oct 10 2000 - 08:09:23 BST


>The "0.999..." is not a fixed value, [...]
>Whereas the "1" is a fixed value and never changes (static).
>So how can they be equal?

It is just a convention, it is easier to write 1 than 0.999999999...

0.999999999... is a series representation equal to 1.

This is all I remember from my math classes half a decade ago.
I never thought about the dynamic/static aspect of this comparison. Hmm...

Cheers
sasu

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