Re: .99999... still=/= 1

From: robert j. kolker (nowhere_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 03:10:17 GMT

S. Enterprize Company wrote:
>
> And this is incorrect as found in the foundations of math itself, not just
> you. The Partial Sums never precisely equals the total value of the series. It
> is only a rounded off approximate value that can be used. I simply corrected
> their mistake.

Putzarooni. Do you know what the phrase converge to a limit means?

Bob Kolker

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