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Re: .999~ = 1
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Originally Posted by OldDan1168
Meanwhile, this is a fascinating discussion, and I enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts. Someone mentioned the idea of 0/0. There's a name for it, and I seem to forget exactly what the name is (the name does make sense once you hear it). Anyway it's not 0; 0/0 is equal to INF/INF or 1^INF or 0^0 or any other myriad devilish expressions : it simply does not exist. I think it might be called an infinite discontinuity but that's just a guess. anyhow, there's math for ya!
I believe you are looking for "indeterminate form." Check out mathworld
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