Re: 0.99999... still =/= 1

From: S. Enterprize Company (smart1234_at_aol.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: 03 Jan 2005 13:32:50 GMT

>Geert-Jan Uytdewilligen wrote:
>
>> I always thought 0.99999=1 is true since
>> sum(0,9*10^(-i),i=0..infinity) =
>> 0,9*sum(1/10^(i),i=0..infinity) =
>> 0,9*1/(1-1/10) =
>> 1
>
>You have it right (I think). The abominable notation 0.999... stands for
>an infinite series whose partial sums converge to 1. Of course
>SEnteprise who started this thread shifted to the hyperreals, which is a
>totally different matter. SEnterprise
>
>1. Does not know what a limit is.
>
>2. Does not know what convergence is.
>
>3. Has no idea whatsoever how the real number system is contructed from
>the rationals (there are several equivalent ways).
>
>4. Is totally unaware the the reals are an Archimedean field and there
>are no infinitesimal reals (there are infinitesimal hyperreals however).
>
>5. conflates surreals with hyperreals.
>
>6. Is an incompetent and a fraud in matters of mathemtics and physics.
>
>Bob Kolker
>

  Mathematics Professor Essscultttterrraaaa your assistance is needed again to
straighten this person out again. He seems to be avoiding you and hiding in my
posts.

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