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Alex, what they mean is, you can't say 1.000...382094832094 because that implies that the "..." is not infinite. If there are numbers at the end, then "..." has a value that is countable, no matter how many numbers you stick in there. Once again, the easiest way to try and disprove 0.999... is not the same as 1 is to find a number between the two. Only problem is, there are no numbers between the two. Therefore ...