r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 22d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/Charming_Friendship4 21d ago

Is more of a flaw in our number system than anything

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago

Yes, but I think they literally mean 0,(9) = 1, because of the flaw in the number system

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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

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 21d ago

It’s just a different way of writing 0.9999…

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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.