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>On the contrary, it's entirely natural. The technical definition is quite intuitive.

https://xkcd.com/2501/



Terminology and strict definitions aside, it is quite intuitive. A commenter below also pointers this out:

> If you ask a child what comes after infinity, "Infinity + 1" is pretty much the default answer. Any kid who knows multiplication knows "Infinity + Infinity" is the same as "Infinity Times Two". The answer of "Infinity TIMES Infinity" is also popular for kids to say when they know a number bigger than their friend (who just proclaimed infinity is the largest number).




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