It doesn’t brake it, just slows it down.
like most things/people 
I have very limited knowledge in mathematics seeing as I am 14, but from what I know, even though that number is infintesemaly small, it still isn’t truly 1, though we call it that because for all practical reasons it is.
No excuse, I learned that stuff when I was 12 (it is possible I was the only one in the class actually understanding it though).
And it is truly 1, because the difference between 0.999… and 1 is so small it isn’t there, that’s because it is infinitely small. Once you fully get your mind around the meaning of infinity, you will understand.
1/3 = .3333333333333333333333333333333 and so on
2/3 = .6666666666666666666666666666666 and so on
3/3 = .9999999999999999999999999999999 but wait!
3/3 is supposed to = 1!
Same idea, simpler example.
I used that kind of trick on a TI calculator before, I could make it fuck up and show wrong results with simple stuff like adding or substracting.
guys I have gotta admit, this is the geekiest discussion I have ever commented on without actually becoming part of it as to avoid geekefying myself thus becoming a biggoted hypocite.
It’s alright, champ. With your lack of punctuation or capitalization in that sentence, you didn’t need to participate to seem like a biggot.
You do realize that the group you label as “geek” are the same as normal people, just less retarded.
haha oh wow
That’s a pretty awesome quote actually.
Sig it then.
I don’t get how 0.999 equals 1…:S
What about 0.9995 for example? since that is half what you call ‘‘infinitely small’’ that should be 1 according to your logic, but it isn’t. or is it 1 because there isn’t a place value after the 3rd 9?
I’m 12 So my understanding of maths is extremely limited, so think of that before getting your flamethrowers out :fffuuu:
Well what he is saying is the .999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 will go on forever, so it will keep getting closer and closer to 1, forever. .9995 will not go on forever so it’s difference from 1 is not “infintesemally small.” The part I disagree on is 1 is .999…'s asymptote, the point it will never ever reach. How can something equal it’s asymptote?
When dealing with irrational numbers, you can’t just manipulate it like that, you’re trying to use basic math rules on something a lot more advanced.
Yes, .999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 will go on forever, but it will never reach 1. that’s my point.
Neon Impulse just broke the universe. When the fuck did numerical values have spaces between numbers?
Since French countries exists.
When people accidentally hit the ‘‘space bar’’ while typing numerical values.
1 isn’t 0.999…'s asymptote, it just is 0.999…
But now that I know you have an understanding of asymptotes, I can try another way of explaining it.
f(x) = 1 - (0.1^x)
This is a function where f(x) is zero with x amount of nines after the decimal separator. For example: f(1) would be 0.9, f(5) would be 0.99999
So the asymptote of this function would be 0.999…, but if you would calculate the asymptote you get: 1.