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Ascending the staircase of abstraction ...

Roger Costello wrote 9 months ago: Abstract thinking tends most often to strike during moments of quiet repose. As for example the ear … more »

Tags: abstract thinking, abstraction, David Foster Wallace, staircase of abstraction

Is there some number that's larger than .999... but smaller than 1.0?

Roger Costello wrote 9 months ago: We can show that the repeating decimal .999… is equal to 1.0 with only a couple of legal moves … more »

Tags: David Foster Wallace, infinitesimal, repeating decimal, .999 ... is equal to 1.0


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