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Re: 0.9999.... = 1 means mathematics ends in contradiction
Posted:
Feb 8, 2013 6:22 AM
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On Thursday, February 7, 2013 9:56:49 PM UTC-8, sperm...@yahoo.com wrote:
> 0.9999.... is a non-finite number/
> 1 is a finite number
> thus we have
> a finite number = non-finite number
> thus a contradiction in terms
> thus
> mathematics ends in contradiction
Or you don't know what a finite number is and there is no contradiction.
Maybe the word "every" is confusing to you. Do you believe some digit
after the decimal point in 0.999... is not 9?
Is 1/2 a finite number in your estimation?
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