# Is the coastline paradox only applicable to physical coastlines?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 22, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-coastline-paradox-only-applicable-to-physical-coastlines/944844 "2021-06-22T16:27:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-coastline-paradox-only-applicable-to-physical-coastlines/944844/149 "2021-06-26T14:35:34Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> The discussion here is strongly related to the not-quite-but-almost infinite threads we’ve had in the past asking if 0.999=1. Sorrowfully, the really major such thread seems to have gotten lost in the transition, as I can’t find it.

[Is it this one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-0-999-1/10990)

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