Because it wouldn't be a finite spot where you could stop to put the last '1'. You cannot put Real numbers in sequence, like you can with natural or even rational numbers, because of the completeness principle. In the sequence 1, 1/10, 1/100, 1/1000,...,1/(10^n) For all the positive arbitrary real number x, no matter how small you fixate it, I'll find an order P, that for all n > p => Abs(1/(10^n)) < x. The limit for that sequence is 0. A number written in 0,00...0001 is finite.
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A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm
RE: A simple question. - by tavarish - April 11, 2010 at 11:28 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Dotard - April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theblindferrengi - April 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 11, 2010 at 11:56 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 12, 2010 at 7:06 am
RE: A simple question. - by Dotard - April 12, 2010 at 7:40 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 12, 2010 at 7:48 am
RE: A simple question. - by Dotard - April 12, 2010 at 8:00 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 12, 2010 at 8:05 am
RE: A simple question. - by Xyster - April 12, 2010 at 8:07 am
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 12, 2010 at 3:38 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 12, 2010 at 3:47 pm
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 12, 2010 at 3:48 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Edwardo Piet - April 13, 2010 at 10:53 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 13, 2010 at 3:05 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Edwardo Piet - April 14, 2010 at 10:14 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 14, 2010 at 10:32 am
RE: A simple question. - by Edwardo Piet - April 14, 2010 at 10:42 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 22, 2010 at 7:59 am
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 14, 2010 at 12:22 pm
RE: A simple question. - by aufis - April 20, 2010 at 3:25 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 20, 2010 at 8:36 am
RE: A simple question. - by theblindferrengi - April 20, 2010 at 8:55 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zhalentine - April 20, 2010 at 9:12 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 20, 2010 at 9:25 am
RE: A simple question. - by aufis - April 22, 2010 at 2:35 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 22, 2010 at 7:31 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 22, 2010 at 8:05 am
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 23, 2010 at 6:33 pm
RE: A simple question. - by The_Flying_Skeptic - April 23, 2010 at 7:03 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Violet - April 24, 2010 at 5:26 am
RE: A simple question. - by aufis - April 23, 2010 at 3:02 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - April 23, 2010 at 10:15 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 11, 2011 at 10:06 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 12, 2011 at 10:46 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 12, 2011 at 11:17 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 12, 2011 at 11:57 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 12, 2011 at 1:30 pm
RE: A simple question. - by LastPoet - March 12, 2011 at 4:01 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 12, 2011 at 5:07 pm
RE: A simple question. - by LastPoet - March 13, 2011 at 7:24 am
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 15, 2011 at 8:53 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 15, 2011 at 2:22 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 15, 2011 at 6:06 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 16, 2011 at 7:01 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 17, 2011 at 10:38 am
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 17, 2011 at 5:02 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 18, 2011 at 1:25 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theVOID - March 15, 2011 at 3:40 pm
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RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 16, 2011 at 4:38 pm
RE: A simple question. - by theVOID - March 16, 2011 at 4:53 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Tiberius - March 18, 2011 at 2:13 pm
RE: A simple question. - by Zenith - March 18, 2011 at 3:30 pm
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