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Subject: Re: Does the number of nines increase?
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:58:56 -0400
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Peter Fairbrother formulated on Thursday :
> On 25/06/2024 21:18, WM wrote:
>> Let the infinite sequence 0.999... be multiplied by 10. Does the number of 
>> nines grow?
>> Corollary-question: Does the number of nines grow when in 0.999 the decimal 
>> point is shifted by one or more position?
>> 
>> Regards, WM
>
> A more interesting question; suppose a set containing an infinite number of 
> 9's. Now copy that set and add a 2.
>
> Is the second set bigger than the first set?
>
> Peter Fairbrother

Lrf, pneqvanyvgl bar naq pneqvanyvgl gjb.