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Is 0.9999 really the same as 1

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Answer:

no the value tends to go to 1 but it is not exactly one.

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User Rob Contreras
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Answer:

No but on a calculator it will just be rounded up. If 0.99999 was 1, maths would be pretty much useless.

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