Infinity is more of a concept than an actual number, which the Mathemagician shows here through this exercise. But this doesn’t mean infinity isn’t still fun to think about. Moreover, it’s a mark of how much Milo has changed that he’s curious about infinity at all—such a thing wouldn’t have interested him before coming to the Lands Beyond. He's gaining the confidence to ask questions about things he doesn’t understand, and the novel presents this as a positive change.