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> We need to fight over whether .999 repeating == 1.000 repeating

Because we've already agreed that 9 repeating the other way is equal to -1.

It must be because if you add 1, you get an infinite string of zeroes.






You have probably seen these already, but just in case: I think you would really enjoy p-adic numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_number



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