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and 0.3… + 0.3… + 0.3… = 0.9… = 1.0

Maybe there is a difference, but it's intangible.

Maybe it is to the number line what Planck Length is to measures.

As a non-math-guy, I understand and accept it, but I feel like we can have both without breaking math.

In a non-idealized system, such as our physical reality; if we divide an object into 3 pieces, no matter what that object was we can never add our 3 pieces together in a way that recreates perfectly that object prior to division. Is there some sort of "unquantifiable loss" at play?

So yea, upvoting because I too am fascinated by this and its various connections in and out of math.

parent sans_souse 1 year ago

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