(September 23, 2009 at 4:51 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: 0.999r never becomes 1 to infinity because the two never ever touch. The never ever bit is a known. They get closer and closer together but never touch - this is the point - neverExcept that there is no number between the two, so they do touch. They are the same number.
(September 23, 2009 at 4:51 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Those proofs are laughable because they ignore this. Yeah sure it's theory, and it's 'as good as' 1, but it never is.The mathematical community is laughing at you as you laugh at us. It's not theory, it's provable mathematical fact. I showed two proofs that have not been refuted.
(September 23, 2009 at 4:51 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Adrian stated two incompatible statements:Yes, and 0.999... and 1 are not different amounts. Note the difference between the words "numbers", "digits", and "amounts". The digits are very different, the amounts are not.
Adrian Wrote:By definition two numbers cannot be the same if they are different amounts
Adrian Wrote:0.999... is provably equal to 1
(September 23, 2009 at 4:51 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: 1/3 is accurateSo what decimal number is accurate? You can't just state that 0.333r isn't accurate without giving a valid decimal number to replace it. I guarantee, anything you think of won't be equal to 1/3.
0.3333r isn't accurate
Oh, and it's actually fractions that are inaccurate. Can you tell me the fraction for pi? No. No irrational numbers have fractions (it is the very definition of an irrational number).