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Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1?
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RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1?
November 26, 2022 at 6:24 pm
(November 26, 2022 at 6:21 pm)rocinantexyz Wrote: Warning: the following post contains a contiguous slice that is a PART of a larger post:
(November 26, 2022 at 6:04 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: I'm not sure if your proof is valid...
It was valid in discrete math class when I was in University.

You were taught naive set theory, as was I. Little to no introduction to ZFC.
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Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1?

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Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jehanne - June 18, 2021 at 6:37 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Sal - June 19, 2021 at 5:45 am
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jackalope - November 26, 2022 at 7:35 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by LinuxGal - November 26, 2022 at 12:21 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by polymath257 - November 26, 2022 at 5:17 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by LinuxGal - November 26, 2022 at 5:54 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by HappySkeptic - November 26, 2022 at 6:04 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by rocinantexyz - November 26, 2022 at 6:21 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jehanne - November 26, 2022 at 6:24 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by rocinantexyz - November 26, 2022 at 6:27 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jehanne - November 26, 2022 at 6:29 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by rocinantexyz - November 26, 2022 at 7:02 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jehanne - November 26, 2022 at 7:12 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by rocinantexyz - November 26, 2022 at 7:16 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by polymath257 - November 26, 2022 at 7:19 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jehanne - November 26, 2022 at 7:41 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by polymath257 - November 26, 2022 at 8:22 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by Jehanne - November 26, 2022 at 8:40 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by polymath257 - November 26, 2022 at 7:17 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by polymath257 - November 26, 2022 at 7:15 pm
RE: Question for finitists -- 0.999... = 1? - by polymath257 - November 26, 2022 at 7:22 pm

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