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It's smart of you to bring up the surreal numbers: https://thatsmaths.com/2019/01/10/really-0-999999-is-equal-to-1-surreally-this-is-not-so/ https://thatsmaths.
by CogitoCogito 7y ago
It's smart of you to bring up the surreal numbers: https://thatsmaths.com/2019/01/10/really-0-999999-is-equal-to-1-surreally-this-is-not-so/ https://thatsmaths.com/2019/01/10/really-0-999999-is-equal-t...
- tom-thistime 7y agoStrictly speaking I brought up the surreal numbers.
- CogitoCogito 7y agoThen I guess you're the smart one. My apologies.
- tom-thistime 7y agoSorry, sorry. I've been trying to bring up nonstandard analysis, and repeatedly getting poked by people saying "what do you think 'calculus' is?" "have you ever heard of a limit?" and so forth. In the process I have apparently become even more ornery than usual.
- esmi 7y agoAs we have no idea who you are don’t you think it makes sense we try to figure it out? How one answers the question will vary based on background.