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 August 7th, 2019, 09:28 PM #1 Senior Member   Joined: Mar 2019 From: TTF area Posts: 168 Thanks: 1 What's greater than -1 What's a greater number than -1? Is it -1.1 or -0.9? Last edited by skipjack; August 7th, 2019 at 11:52 PM.
 August 7th, 2019, 09:42 PM #2 Senior Member     Joined: Sep 2015 From: USA Posts: 2,571 Thanks: 1415 to get a number greater than a given number add a positive value to it. -1 + 0.1 = -0.9 -1 < -0.9 on the other hand to get a number less than a given number subtract a positive value from it -1 - 0.1 = -1.1 -1.1 < -1 Thanks from greg1313, topsquark and helpmeddddd
 August 7th, 2019, 11:18 PM #3 Newbie   Joined: Jul 2019 From: jakarta Posts: 6 Thanks: 2 -0.9 think of a number line, -0.9 is to the right of -1, so it's greater. In a number line (or x-axis in cartesian graph), if you go to the right, the number is greater. Thanks from topsquark and helpmeddddd Last edited by skipjack; August 7th, 2019 at 11:53 PM.
 August 8th, 2019, 02:17 PM #4 Senior Member   Joined: Mar 2019 From: TTF area Posts: 168 Thanks: 1 Silly me. Thanks for the help anyways.
 August 10th, 2019, 11:28 AM #5 Member   Joined: Jun 2019 From: AZ, Seattle, San Diego Posts: 31 Thanks: 24 Pop quiz for helpmeddddd What is the smallest positive number?
 August 13th, 2019, 05:17 PM #6 Senior Member   Joined: Oct 2013 From: New York, USA Posts: 673 Thanks: 88 In my opinion, 1/infinity should be defined as the smallest positive number. Thanks from idontknow
 August 13th, 2019, 11:05 PM #7 Senior Member   Joined: Apr 2014 From: UK Posts: 965 Thanks: 342 Or: 1 - 0.9recurring Thanks from EvanJ
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 Originally Posted by EvanJ In my opinion, 1/infinity should be defined as the smallest positive number.
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{\infty } \rightarrow 0$.

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 Originally Posted by EvanJ In my opinion, 1/infinity should be defined as the smallest positive number.
Except that $\displaystyle \infty$ is not actually a number....

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 Originally Posted by idontknow $\displaystyle \frac{1}{\infty } \rightarrow 0$.
It would be better to say $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{1}{x} = 0$.

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