Does $\prod_{t=1}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{1.127^t}\right)$ converge to a non-zero value?

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Does the following infinite product converge to a non-zero value?

$$\prod_{t=1}^{\infty}\left(1-\frac{1}{1.127^t}\right)$$

Mathworld gives a formula (ref 46 & 47) which, given that $1.127 > 1$, seems to imply that this is the case, but I may have misunderstood as I can't claim any knowledge of the Jacobi theta function used in (47).

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The series $\sum_{t=1}^\infty(1.127)^{-t}$ converges (the sum of a geometric progression with ratio $<1$), and hence, by the well-known theorem, your infinite product converges. (The definition of convergence of an infinite product includes the condition that the limit is nonzero.)