Infinity problem

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Re: Infinity problem

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Arising_uk wrote:1.9994?
Now round that off to the nearest whole number.

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Re: Infinity problem

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Philosophy Explorer wrote:
Arising_uk wrote:1.9994?
Now round that off to the nearest whole number.

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But this is just adding fractions until you get the number you want? I thought the point of a square root is that it produces the number the first time?
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Re: Infinity problem

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Arising_uk wrote:
Philosophy Explorer wrote:
Arising_uk wrote:1.9994?
Now round that off to the nearest whole number.

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But this is just adding fractions until you get the number you want? I thought the point of a square root is that it produces the number the first time?
I'm not familiar with your education, but that's not the point.

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Re: Infinity problem

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Philosophy Explorer wrote:I'm not familiar with your education, but that's not the point.

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I'd have thought that was exactly a point?
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