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Just read regarding the decimal number 0.999...(infinite): "This number is equal to 1. In other words, "0.999..." and "1" represent the same number." By that logic, after some number of 0's, wouldn't "1" and 1.000001 be the same number, making every number the same as all others?

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Just read regarding the decimal number 0.999...(infinite): "This number is equal to 1. In other words, "0.999..." and "1" represent the same number." By that logic, after some number of 0's, wouldn't "1" and 1.000001 be the same number, making every number the same as all others?	1