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math.HO2010
When is .999... less than 1?
Karin Usadi Katz, Mikhail G. Katz
We examine alternative interpretations of the symbol described as nought, point, nine recurring. Is "an infinite number of 9s" merely a figure of speech? How are such alternative i…
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Zooming in on infinitesimal 1-.9.. in a post-triumvirate era
Karin U. Katz, Mikhail G. Katz
The view of infinity as a metaphor, a basic premise of modern cognitive theory of embodied knowledge, suggests in particular that there may be alternative ways in which one could f…