We (And by we, I don't mean we, but the math people, which also doesn't include me) knew that already. Which is why the decimal system can only truly express a certain subset of all the numbers. There is a set for numbers like that..... irrational or something? Maybe that's for numbers like pi and this is something else... but the decimal system can't do all numbers. It could also be expressed in a decimal-like format if it were base 9, where it would simply be .1. No matter what base you choose, there will always be numbers like that.
Last edited by Paul Miller; 25th-August-2004 at 01:26.
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
I like watchin the puddles gather rain
And all I can do is just pour some tea for two
and speak my point of view
But its not sane..
I just want some one to say to me
Ill always be there when you wake
Ya know Id like to keep my cheeks dry today
So stay with me and Ill have it made
And I dont understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that theres no rain
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away but its a great escape..
All I can say is that my life is pretty plain...