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Re:0.999...= 1 by saalweachter on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:06PM (#23008375)
> 0.999...8 = 1 - 2ε

> 0.999...98 = 1 - ε/5

cough

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Re:0.999...= 1 by ramshorns on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @04:33PM (#23011611)
Sure, why not? Different notations for different surreal numbers. But it's not actually a good notation; I wouldn't know how to write 1 + 10ε.
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