pokoko on 02 April 2016
This, to me, is an example of the idea that accepted math rules automatically equate to reality. Does .999 = 1 when you use these rules? Yes. What does that actually mean? That .999 = 1 when you use these rules. Nothing more, nothing less.
How do you actually use numbers that go on into infinity in calculations? You don't. You use representations of those number, then you pretend those representations are the same as the original concept.
The main thing this proves is that the decimal system is not perfect.
