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the_shivers
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinitesimal
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russellbeattie
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Exactly! But 1 - 0.999... should be considered the
infinitesimalest
.
xigoi
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What happens if you divide this “infinitesimalest” number by 2?
bonney_io
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What happens when you divide Infinity by 2?
xigoi
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Depends on what you mean by “infinity”. There are various number models that include infinite numbers, with various arithmetic properties.
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