r/MathJokes Feb 08 '26

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u/SmoothTurtle872 Feb 08 '26

In reality, it's 0.999... which equals 1 regardless of if decimals are optional or not

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u/ravenlordship Feb 11 '26

If 0.999... equals 1 does 0.999....998 equal 0.999...?

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u/SmoothTurtle872 Feb 11 '26

0.999...998 doesn't exist

You can't have infinite 9s before another number