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Even though I know I'm wrong, I like to think of 1 - 0.999... as the reverse of infinity. The latter is the largest number, and the former is the smallest. In m
by russellbeattie 4y ago
Even though I know I'm wrong, I like to think of 1 - 0.999... as the reverse of infinity. The latter is the largest number, and the former is the smallest. In my opinion it deserves its own symbol.
- the_shivers 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitesimal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitesimal
- russellbeattie 4y agoExactly! But 1 - 0.999... should be considered the infinitesimalest.
- xigoi 4y agoWhat happens if you divide this “infinitesimalest” number by 2?
- nh23423fefe 4y agobut that symbol already exists. '0'
- v8xi 4y agoRestating what you're saying: 1-0.999 = 1/infinity. Substituting and rearranging, 1/0 = infinity. Which is true.