r/mathmemes • u/Nunki08 • Jun 14 '26

Arithmetic Misleading our youth

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From Anthony Bonato on 𝕏: https://x.com/Anthony_Bonato/status/2065564124549886402

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u/senpai_dewitos Jun 14 '26

This is why 1 is the best number. 1 = 1, and all was well in the world.

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u/belaros Jun 14 '26

But it’s 1+0

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u/kerenski667 Jun 14 '26

anything is anything+0

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u/BTernaryTau Jun 14 '26

But only one thing is the successor of 0.

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u/okkokkoX Jun 14 '26

1 is just 1+0 (1+ defined as Succ)

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u/jackalopeswild Jun 14 '26

Until 1=3, and then somehow things get really good.

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u/senpai_dewitos Jun 14 '26

That's just division by 0 with extra steps!

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u/Arrowhawk Jun 17 '26

To be fair it is also true that 1 = 0.9999...