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# infinity

Positive infinity.

```
static var infinity: Self { get }
```

## Discussion

Infinity compares greater than all finite numbers and equal to other
infinite values.

```
let x = Double.greatestFiniteMagnitude
let y = x * 2
// y == Double.infinity
// y > x
```

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