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so for f(x)=1+x it is 1+ (1+ (1+ (1+ ... , an infinite sum.
This is correct in the sense that 1 + infinity = infinity, but in practice this could result in an infinite loop or stack overflow.
For f(x)=x+1 it's the reverse ...) +1) +1) +1 which behaves similarly.
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so for f(x)=1+x it is 1+ (1+ (1+ (1+ ... , an infinite sum.
This is correct in the sense that 1 + infinity = infinity, but in practice this could result in an infinite loop or stack overflow.
For f(x)=x+1 it's the reverse ...) +1) +1) +1 which behaves similarly.