RobBright 35 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 My point is jynxx, come back when you can please express something clearly with maths, as that is what causes confusion and misunderstanding with mathematicians. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Originally Posted By: RobBright 1/3 = 0.3333 with dot above right? 3/3 = 1 right? yet 0.33 with dot above x 3 equals 0.99 with dot above. Incorrect. Just notational problems. we do not use 0.3333 dot above right in solving maths. We use 1/3 to avoid these issues. That's why we have a term called irrational numbers. You asked a question and I try to answer as the best I could as a math/physics major. Like I said, I draw a line in talking coffee shop talk, especially with someone who is still peddling around with definitions and stringing words together that still sounds logical but incorrect in it's applications. You want to talk paradox in maths? That's fine but I'm outta here... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 oh dear jynxx - please pass down that valuable knowledge you learnt during your major that none of us mere mortals could never know. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Since we are all making perfect sense..... My grandfather sold a horse to a guy that claimed he met a guy on a fishing trip that was related to a woman who had never left her house for her entire life but claimed her uncle was my other grandfather's accountant's neighbor's raspy breathe. .... Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 This thread is a perfect example of why I study Law Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I prefer studying female form. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I hate maths, numbers confuse me Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 1/3 is a finite number not an infinate number. However when written as a decimal ie. 0.3 it is called 0.3 recurring or (repeating) Basically the 3's will not stop repeating, they can go on forever, therefore they repeat infinitly. Infinity can be used for something that has no end or can continue without stopping, and has no defined ending. Remember "infinity DOES NOT actually exist", it is simply something with no ending or no finishing point! As a result infinity can not be measured or calculated, it exists only! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 like thursday's post count then? Link to post Share on other sites
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