>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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