Maybe the current definition might leave open the possibility to use it for 
the complex case as mentioned in the Wikipedia article in the future...

On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 10:43:16 PM UTC+1 Alexander van der Vekens 
wrote:

> Maybe Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity#Calculus) gives 
> some hints:
> * In real analysis <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_analysis>, the 
> symbol , called "infinity", is used to denote an unbounded limit 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_of_a_function>. The notation x --> 
> +oo means that x increases without bound, and x --> -oo means that x 
> decreases 
> without bound. 
> * In complex analysis <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_analysis> 
> the symbol oo, called "infinity", denotes an unsigned infinite limit 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limit_(mathematics)>. x --> oo means that 
> the magnitude |x| of x grows beyond any assigned value. 
>
> Especially in the real case, we have the definition of superior limit  
> limsup which can take the values -oo and +oo, see ~ limsupcl . As far as I 
> know, there is nothing in set.mm corresponding to the complex case.
>
>
>

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