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This little guy craves the light of knowledge and wants to know why 0.999… = 1. He wants rigour, but he does accept proofs starting with any sort of premise.

Enlighten him.

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mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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? Thats pretty standard though right?

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dat_math [they/them]@hexbear.net
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in computer programs, yes

not so much in analysis

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mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I’m seeing n and i used as variables in Rudin, predominantly n though, but Im accustomed to n being a constant.

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Tomorrow_Farewell [any, they/them]@hexbear.netOP
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The symbol ‘i’ is usually reserved for the imaginary unit.

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mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I’ve seen it used very frequently as a name for a variable, the imaginary unit i usually has a different typeface to distinguish the two is what Im accustomed to.

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