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For those who haven't seen this debate before, it was a fad during Summer 2003 driven by debate over whether 0.999999...(repeating) is equal to 1, containing multiple 500 topics with neither side backing down on board 8 alone (to say nothing of LUE). Before delving into Psychology, the fundamental axioms of the Real Numbers, and the failings of the western education system, if you just want an answer, go with 0.99~=1, and walk away. For the curious/masochistic...read on:

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  • 0.999~=1
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  • For those who haven't seen this debate before, it was a fad during Summer 2003 driven by debate over whether 0.999999...(repeating) is equal to 1, containing multiple 500 topics with neither side backing down on board 8 alone (to say nothing of LUE). Before delving into Psychology, the fundamental axioms of the Real Numbers, and the failings of the western education system, if you just want an answer, go with 0.99~=1, and walk away. For the curious/masochistic...read on:
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  • For those who haven't seen this debate before, it was a fad during Summer 2003 driven by debate over whether 0.999999...(repeating) is equal to 1, containing multiple 500 topics with neither side backing down on board 8 alone (to say nothing of LUE). One might ask how a simple Mathematical question could provide so much debate. The answer is that the debate, from a mathematical perspective was something akin to "Oranges have skins you can peel, but the inside is solid" "what do you mean? Coconuts are nothing like that!!" yet everyone assumed they were talking about the same thing--numbers are just numbers, right? Before delving into Psychology, the fundamental axioms of the Real Numbers, and the failings of the western education system, if you just want an answer, go with 0.99~=1, and walk away. For the curious/masochistic...read on:
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