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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·9 days agoThere are versions of math where that isn’t true, with infinitesimals that are not equal to zero. So I think it is an axium rather than a provable conclusion.
minus-squareJack Riddle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoThose versions have different axioms from which different things can be proven, but we don’t define 9.9 repeating as 1
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoThat’s not what “axiom” means
There are versions of math where that isn’t true, with infinitesimals that are not equal to zero. So I think it is an axium rather than a provable conclusion.
Those versions have different axioms from which different things can be proven, but we don’t define 9.9 repeating as 1
That’s not what “axiom” means