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Does 0.999... Equal 1?

an endless decimal with a surprising value

The number 0.999... has nines after the decimal point that go on forever. It looks like it should be just a tiny bit less than 1. Is it?

Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes

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