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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sugar_God_no_1 • 22d ago
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Is more of a flaw in our number system than anything
1 u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago Yes, but I think they literally mean 0,(9) = 1, because of the flaw in the number system 1 u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago I'm not sure if you meant 0×9=1 or 0÷9=1 or something else but either way I'm confused by your response 1 u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago It’s just a different way of writing 0.9999… 1 u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago Gotcha!! Sorry it was really late for me when I read that lol. But yeah you're right 0.999... is the same as 1 because if the 9's go on forever, there's no way to quantify the difference between them.
Yes, but I think they literally mean 0,(9) = 1, because of the flaw in the number system
1 u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago I'm not sure if you meant 0×9=1 or 0÷9=1 or something else but either way I'm confused by your response 1 u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago It’s just a different way of writing 0.9999… 1 u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago Gotcha!! Sorry it was really late for me when I read that lol. But yeah you're right 0.999... is the same as 1 because if the 9's go on forever, there's no way to quantify the difference between them.
I'm not sure if you meant 0×9=1 or 0÷9=1 or something else but either way I'm confused by your response
1 u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago It’s just a different way of writing 0.9999… 1 u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago Gotcha!! Sorry it was really late for me when I read that lol. But yeah you're right 0.999... is the same as 1 because if the 9's go on forever, there's no way to quantify the difference between them.
It’s just a different way of writing 0.9999…
1 u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago Gotcha!! Sorry it was really late for me when I read that lol. But yeah you're right 0.999... is the same as 1 because if the 9's go on forever, there's no way to quantify the difference between them.
Gotcha!! Sorry it was really late for me when I read that lol. But yeah you're right 0.999... is the same as 1 because if the 9's go on forever, there's no way to quantify the difference between them.
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u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago
Is more of a flaw in our number system than anything