From: Westbrick | #011
This doesn't bother me, though. What does bother me is that they're conceptually incompatible:
.999 -> number infinitely close to 1
1 -> 1
They're not the same, and the saying "save the appearances" applies here.
.999 -> number infinitely close to 1
1 -> number infinitely close to 1
There, does that make you happy? Saying a real number is infinitely close to another number is the equivalent of saying they are equal.
Anyways, I love these topics because of the ridiculous logic that gets posted to troll all the super serious people who think there still exists people who don't believe this. Viviff's post is my fav so far./
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