Poll of the Day > If .9999999~ = 1

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TheWorstPoster 05/25/17 9:17:35 AM #1:	Then why not make .8888888~ equal to .9999999~? <cite>TheWorstPoster posted [p:879776752] in If .999999... [t:75384785]...</cite> <quote>Then why not make .8888888~ equal to .9999999~?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 05/25/17 9:38:28 AM #2:	Huge difference. .9999~ doesn't equal one, but the difference is infinitely small, which since infinity is just a concept, means that the difference doesn't really exist (in theory). .888~ though is significantly different from .999~, even if you round up .888~ to .89, it's still way smaller then .99 let alone .99~. Meanwhile infinity has not been proven in any real sense, so shouldn't be used in real mathmatics. --- Proud member of the Arv The Great is great fan club!!! Join today by putting it in your sig. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:879777501] in If .999999... [t:75384785]...</cite> <quote>Huge difference. .9999~ doesn't equal one, but the difference is infinitely small, which since infinity is just a concept, means that the difference doesn't really exist (in theory). .888~ though is significantly different from .999~, even if you round up .888~ to .89, it's still way smaller then .99 let alone .99~. Meanwhile infinity has not been proven in any real sense, so shouldn't be used in real mathmatics.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jmikla 05/25/17 10:08:36 AM #3:	the difference between the numbers in the subject line is about one-hundred- thousandth of percent. The difference between the numbesr in the first post is about 12.5%, so if we accepted .8888888~ equal to .9999999, then we would have to accept 100,000~ equal to 112,500. --- So say we all <cite>jmikla posted [p:879778643] in If .999999... [t:75384785]...</cite> <quote>the difference between the numbers in the subject line is about one-hundred- thousandth of percent. The difference between the numbesr in the first post is about 12.5%, so if we accepted .8888888~ equal to .9999999, then we would have to accept 100,000~ equal to 112,500.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Judgmenl 05/25/17 10:10:30 AM #4:	10 years and ICOYAR still hasn't mastered basic calculus. --- Judge, Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. \| http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/3547762 You're a regular Jack Kerouac <cite>Judgmenl posted [p:879778715] in If .999999... [t:75384785]...</cite> <quote>10 years and ICOYAR still hasn't mastered basic calculus.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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