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[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Infinity is not a number and even if you would use it as a base, you couldn't represent anything other than infinity in a meaningful way.

Infinity^0 is indeterminate and infinity^x with x>0 is exactly infinity.