When is 0.999... equal to 1?
Combinatorics
2007-05-23 v1 General Mathematics
Abstract
A doubly infinite sum, numerically evaluated at between 0.999 and 1.001, turns out to have a nice value.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0511574,
title = {When is 0.999... equal to 1?},
author = {R. Pemantle and C. Schneider},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0511574},
year = {2007}
}
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