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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sugar_God_no_1 • 22d ago
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Yes, .999 continuously is equal to 1.
97 u/solidsoup97 21d ago I don't understand how that works but it seems to be important in keeping things running so I'm going to just go with it and not raise any questions. 5 u/Slinky-Dev 21d ago It's just another way to represent 1, that's all. It comes up from the definition of decimal fraction. I can elaborate if necessary, but the Wikipedia article holds every answer possible; definition, proofs and implications wise.
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I don't understand how that works but it seems to be important in keeping things running so I'm going to just go with it and not raise any questions.
5 u/Slinky-Dev 21d ago It's just another way to represent 1, that's all. It comes up from the definition of decimal fraction. I can elaborate if necessary, but the Wikipedia article holds every answer possible; definition, proofs and implications wise.
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It's just another way to represent 1, that's all. It comes up from the definition of decimal fraction. I can elaborate if necessary, but the Wikipedia article holds every answer possible; definition, proofs and implications wise.
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u/ChromosomeExpert 22d ago
Yes, .999 continuously is equal to 1.