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Topic: Proof 0.999... is not equal to one.
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pomerado@hotmail.com

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Re: Proof 0.999... is not equal to one.
Posted: May 31, 2007 4:48 AM
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On May 31, 12:19 am, chaja...@mail.com wrote:
> > O.k., a=0.9999... is a real number. b=1 is a real number.
>
> > What value has b-a?
>
> > Karl-
>
> I do not know that 0.999... is a real number.

Then you are inventing a new mathematics and you can define 0.999...
to be anything you like.
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