Re: .999... ?= 1

From: Virgil (ITSnetNOTcom/virgil_at_COMCAST.com)
Date: 06/04/04

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Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 15:19:37 -0600

In article <40C05CE0.4040400@et.uni-magdeburg.de>,
Eckard Blumschein <blumschein@et.uni-magdeburg.de> wrote:

> On the contrary. A number is not represented by a finite series but by
> an infinite one. This makes the difference.
>
> Eckard Blumschein

Actually, each of the natural numbers, including zero in modern usage,
is represented by a finite series of digits, at least in standard
decimal notation.

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