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A simple question.
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A simple question.
April 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm
A simple question, but a not so simple answer:

What is the first number that comes after 0?
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RE: A simple question.
April 11, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Jesus.



Duh.
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RE: A simple question.
April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm
I'll bite.

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RE: A simple question.
April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm
(April 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm)Tiberius Wrote: A simple question, but a not so simple answer:

What is the first number that comes after 0?

I guess the answer depends on what kind of number. the first natural number after 0 is 1. The first real number after 0 has to be undefined.
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RE: A simple question.
April 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm
how about (1-0.999r) ?
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RE: A simple question.
April 11, 2010 at 11:56 pm
(April 11, 2010 at 11:28 pm)tavarish Wrote: Jesus.

Duh.
No.
(April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm)Dotard Wrote: I'll bite.

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(April 11, 2010 at 11:29 pm)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote: I guess the answer depends on what kind of number. the first natural number after 0 is 1. The first real number after 0 has to be undefined.
Indeed, and you got the answer. The first real number (so the very first) after 0 is completely undefined. Our numeric system is very bizarre Wink
(April 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm)theblindferrengi Wrote: how about (1-0.999r) ?
Well considering that 0.999r equals 1, that would be 1-1 which is 0, so no. Big Grin
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RE: A simple question.
April 12, 2010 at 7:06 am
(April 11, 2010 at 10:58 pm)Tiberius Wrote: A simple question, but a not so simple answer:

What is the first number that comes after 0?

0.0r1 Wink
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RE: A simple question.
April 12, 2010 at 7:40 am
I suck at maths and therefore am completely ignorant as to the differance between a natural number and a real number.

Short explaination?
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RE: A simple question.
April 12, 2010 at 7:48 am
Natural numbers are all the positive integers (i.e. whole numbers) starting from 0, so: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...

Real numbers are any point on the infinitely long number line (-∞ to +∞). So they include the natural numbers, but also pretty much every other number Big Grin. This isn't *every* number in the strictest sense of the term, since imaginary numbers cannot be placed on the number line, and neither can complex numbers (since they include an imaginary part).
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RE: A simple question.
April 12, 2010 at 8:00 am
Neat.

Thanks. I'm guessing real numbers would be like 1.2474? Something like that?

Imaginary numbers? Complex numbers?

I know, I sound like a fuckin' 5 year old when it comes to math. If it's a simple explaination, please do. If it's a complicated answer (my I.Q. is only 154.5, so not quite as smart as you) I'll understand a reluctance to explain it as this isn't a math classroom.
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