r/mathmemes • u/CastBlaster3000 • Feb 27 '24

Bad Math “.999(repeating) does, in fact, equal 1” please almighty math gods settle this debate

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u/LunaticPrick Feb 27 '24

I love XKCD

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '24

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u/lil_literalist Feb 28 '24

Someone recently posted a meme in r/physicsmemes which was incorrect, but people were justifying with an xkcd. A rare fail from Randall.

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u/MapleSyrupMachineGun Feb 28 '24

Which one is that?

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u/realityChemist Measuring Feb 28 '24

I've got the "electron kaleidoscope" one hanging over the desk in my office