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the ultimate question: does 0.9999... equal 1
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SetGaming:

--- Quote from: EcstaticEggplant on March 18, 2017, 05:32:09 PM ---guys we aren't talking about the actual number 0.9999 or 0.3333, we're talking about it going to infinite.

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King Tøny:
Only in the movie office space.
Magus:
Yes, because the difference between them is 0.00000000000 etc., and is therefore infinitely small, which is effectively nothing.
Red Spy:

--- Quote from: Ringabel on March 18, 2017, 01:10:12 PM ---scientifically yes
if ur not a frickin nerd no

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Drydess:

--- Quote from: Crazy Salt on March 18, 2017, 05:06:56 PM ---1/3 = 0.333....
1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 0.999....

1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 = 1

0.999... = 1

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1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 does not equal 0.9999..., it equals 1
when you cut a pie three ways you don't end up with a microscopic sliver, you just end up with three pieces
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