A question of numbers (one for the maths fans)

You can't subtract it long hand, one digit at a time. But what is to prevent us from subtracting all digits at once? ever heard of math recursion?

Are you planning on explaining why you posted that question?

That's seems to be self contradictory. If you get why 0.999...=1, how can you not agree with the math? Sorry but I can't help it. 0.333... is not a whole number.You seem to have only a tenuous grasp of what a mathmatical proof is supposed to look like. isn't 0.333... accurate? why not? The digits don't have to go on and on one at a time. they can come all at once. ever heard of math recursion? can you explain to me how did you sneak god into the conversasion?

could you answer the question instead of dodging it? Sure it is not a member of the Z set. But not being an integer number doesn't make infinity non-existent.ever thought there might be other ways to do it besides longhand? ever wondered why it's called longhand? How does 0.999...=1 prevents infinity from existing?We are talking about pure math here. The fact that the number may or may not represent anything is completely besides the point.

Ok I'll try.0.999...Ok, I'm done. what was the fuss about?

You should be more open to other peoples points. I'm not wasting anybody's time , I don't think. I was just pointing out that the elipses are a valid way of representing a never endding self repeating decimal number. there are other valid ways to represent numbers besides the longhand one. There are even ways to represent numbers that do not repeat themselves over and over again. π is one of them.Edited by fallacycop, : No reason given.

I don't have a problem with god's existence as a subjective concept. that would amount to refusing to even accept sentences with the word god as being meaningfull ,like (statement: I believe in god. anser: you make no sense). I don't think anybody would go that far. except that you do. you're like (statement: 9.999... -0.999... = 9 answer: your math makes no sense).

Why would that be a problem? Π for instance is a way of representing a never ending never repeating number with a finite symbol. do you see a problem with that?Edited by fallacycop, : No reason given.

choosing to use the number to represent a distance is completely besides the point here. we are talking about pure math here.

There may very well be a point to what you are saying. But if there is, you have not made it yet. where is the beef of your logic? we say that 1.0 is a way of representing a number, and that 0.999... is another way of representing that same number. Just as 1/3 is a way of representing a number a and 0.333... is another way of representing the same number. you seem to have objections to the former but not to the latter. why is that?

Yes it does. Ever heard of irrational numbers? practical purposes are completely besides the point. we are talking about pure math here.

that would depend on how you define your infinite line and on how fast you are traveling. there are ways of making a one to one correspondence from every point in an line to every point (but one) in a circle of any size.