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Or
S = (1 - 1) + (1 - 1) + ... = 0
S = 1 - (1 - 1) - (1 - 1) - ... = 1
2S = 1
S = 1/2
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The traditional - and entirely wrong - approach is:
G = 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + ...
1 - G = 1 - (1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + ...)
= 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - ...
= G
1 = 2G
1 / 2 = G
The correct answer is that the series doesn't have a sum in any meaningful sense.
Or, for the quantum-minded, the sum is both 0 and 1 at the same time.
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- Homer
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Quote: is not for sale Ya, thanks indeed!
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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"This is not an actual product and is not for sale".
Whereas they're all over Amazon and you can actually buy them.
"Thanks" indeed.
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1+1=3 for larger values of 1.
I'd rather be phishing!
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What the math is going on around here?
It's not Pi Day, after all.
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You guy making Math great again.
Bryian Tan
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One Equals Zero! -- Math Fun Facts[^]
Repost of sorts but on topic.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Just like 0/0 = 2
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Never has your signature been more apt!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Quote: Dividing by (x-y), obtain ...
... an "out of cheese" error.
(Or a DivideByZeroException if you've not got an Anthill inside[^].)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I don't know where the documentation writers at MSDN went to school, but I always learned that 1/3 is 0.3333... not 0.9999...
See the code example here[^]
//edit
Nevermind. I can't read. Thanks, @Lopatir
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modified 9-Mar-17 11:57am.
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look again
decimal dividend = Decimal.One;
decimal divisor = 3;
Console.WriteLine(dividend/divisor * divisor);
1 / 3 * 3 =/= 0.3333
Sin tack
the any key okay
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#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz but I always learned that 1/3 is 0.3333... not 0.9999 Alternative Math.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Apparently we both can't read.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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TheGreatAndPowerfulOzApparently we both can't read. Don't include me in your club.
I read it fine. I was making a subtle joke, apparently too subtle.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I think he was referring to the Donald?
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eww
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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