1/3 = .333…

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

.333… + 333… + 333… = .999…

.999… = 1

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  • kadu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is an artifact of the notation system being used (base 10).

    There’s no difference between the object 0.999… and 1. They’re two ways of writing the same thing.