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Does 0.999... Equal 1?

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1/3 = .333333......

1/3 X 3 = 1

.33333.....X 3 = .9999.............


So Maybe...I made a thread about this before...I'll go look for it



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No, the one is a number that consists out of four numbers and the other consists just out of one



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No it does not. It is less than 1.



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The thing is, 0.33333333 is not really 1/3, because if you times 0.333... by 3, you do not really get 1, and the definition of 1/3, is what you need to times by 3 to make 1.

Basically the argument falls flat because 0.333 is just an approximation of 1/3, they are not actually equal



Kane said:
No, the one is a number that consists out of four numbers and the other consists just out of one

My god. You clearly need to retake 3rd Grade Arithmetic.

The "..." in mathematics is used to denote that a number goes on forever.

 



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

3x 0.3333333333333..............
is three times infinity LOL
and one is one more proof it isn't the same



No

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Other explanations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...



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