When .999… Isn’t 1 |
In ordinary math, the infinite decimal .999… is defined to be the limit of the terminating decimals .9, .99, .999, …; that is, it’s defined to be the real number that the fractions 9/10, 99/1…| mathenchant.wordpress.com
In ordinary math, the infinite decimal .999… is defined to be the limit of the terminating decimals .9, .99, .999, …; that is, it’s defined to be the real number that the fractions 9/10, 99/1…| mathenchant.wordpress.com
No reckoning allowed save the marvelous arithmetics of distance (from Smelling the Wind by Audre Lorde) Suppose a child comes up to you and says “I know 1 is odd and 2 is even, but I think 4 is mor…| mathenchant.wordpress.com
