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minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 years agoThere is no difference, not even an infinitesimally small one. 1 and 0.999… represent the exact same number.
minus-squareclutchmatic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThey only look different because 1/3 out of 1 can’t be represented well in a decimal counting system.
minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoWell, technically “infinitesimally small” means zero sooooooooo Edit: this is wrong
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAn infinitesimal is a non-zero number that is closer to zero than any real number. An infinitesimal is what would have to be between 0.999… and 1.
minus-squareGhoelian@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWait what I always thought infinitesimal was one of those fake words, like gazillion or something
minus-squareKoboldCoterie@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt sounds like it should be, but it’s actually a real (or, non-real, I suppose, in mathematical terms) thing! :)
There is no difference, not even an infinitesimally small one. 1 and 0.999… represent the exact same number.
They only look different because 1/3 out of 1 can’t be represented well in a decimal counting system.
Well, technically “infinitesimally small” means zero sooooooooo
Edit: this is wrong
An infinitesimal is a non-zero number that is closer to zero than any real number. An infinitesimal is what would have to be between 0.999… and 1.
Wait what
I always thought infinitesimal was one of those fake words, like gazillion or something
It sounds like it should be, but it’s actually a real (or, non-real, I suppose, in mathematical terms) thing! :)