a.l.e.x59 on 02 June 2007
| Dolla Dolla said: 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 ... |
Well, what else could I have done? I couldn't have kept on typing. I needed an abbreviation. I don't know what else I could have done. I could have put a (to infinity), or a --->, or I could have just kept on typing. Just pretend there is an infinite amount of numbers where the .... is.
Well, if my explanation didn't work, I don't know which one will. The truth is out there somewhere. It definitely has an answer.
