Comment on I just cited myself.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 months agoEven simpler
0.99999999… = 1
But you’re just restating the premise here. You haven’t proven the two are equal.
1/3 =0.333333…
This step
1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 0.99999999…
And this step
Aren’t well-defined. You’re relying on division short-hand rather than a real proof.
SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
ELI5
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Mostly boils down to the pedantry of explaining why 1/3 = 0.(3) and what 0.(3) actually means.