Post #2945258
2026-02-03 21:09 UTC
@sandyarmstrong@hachyderm.io @LucasWerkmeister@wikis.world
"yes, math has axiomatic truths" - and literal proofs.
"may not be accurate in discussing them" - Maths textbooks are, none of which were referenced by the Wiki article.
"it is talking about real numbers" - yep
"in which case 0.(9) is not a hyperbola, but is in fact a rational number, 1" - no, it is in fact 0.(9). It can never equal 1 unless you add a 0.000...0001 to it, but the last digit is always a 9, and add another 9, and add another 9, and...
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@sandyarmstrong@hachyderm.io 2026-02-03 21:10
@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social @LucasWerkmeister@wikis.world my friend, let me introduce you to 1/3