Mathematical Oddity

Anyway the problem is simply that 1/3 cannot really be accurately simplified beyond 1/3.. At least not with our system.

 

And also of course numbers are infinite, and there are infinite numbers between every number.

 

Gee...Why do you put so many sarcastic faces in your reply... are you mocking me that much? Lol....



Anyway, I understand now what you were getting at. I didn't understand where you were getting the 1.2 from all of a sudden. But the puzzle had to do with infinite amounts.

You mean to say: 1/3 x 3 = 1.
So, 0.3 x 3 should = 1. But 1/3 does not equal 0.3.

I think the key to this is that while 1/3 must be a definite amount, 0.333..(infinity) is not definite, and the two should not be equated. 1/3 cannot be properly expressed in decimals. Correct me if I'm wrong?

~Peace

 

? Hrm?

 

Sorry I just like that face. That's pretty much it, the last part you said.

Well.. You can always go in between.. 1/2 = .5, .5/2 = .25, .25/2 = .125 etc.. You can keep going forever.

 

Oh okay. Well I think we've solved the problem. The fucking is over. I need a cigarette.

Lol

 

Other infinite oddities:

-There are as many points on a line segment as there are on a (infinite) line.
-There are as many even numbers as there are integers.
-There are as many (whole number) fractions as there are integers.