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0.99999~ = 1 ?

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01-27-2010 9:05 AM 		Reply to: Message 190 by Rrhain
01-27-2010 6:44 AM

Do infinite numbers of things actually exist?
A quick thought from a mathematical ignoramus which might not be of much value.
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Could it be that the apparent contradictions in this sort of hypothetical arise simply because it's something that couldn't happen except in mathematical abstraction? There could never be an actual infinite number of coconuts, and time cannot be divided infinitely - Superman would still have an infinite number of coconuts to throw into the pit when there's only the Planck time remaining before 01:00.
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