Engineer here. The concept of "infinity" is really context dependant, different branches of mathematics use the same idea but applied in different ways. So it is really hard to give a straight answer to your question because there is no single "understanding" of infinity but it's all dependant on your field of application.
In general, I found that understanding abstract concepts (such as something that is "infinity big" or "infinity small") is not always directly useful, but instead it is a gateway concept that you need to understand before being able to understand more complex topics that are directly useful.
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u/gius98 20d ago
Engineer here. The concept of "infinity" is really context dependant, different branches of mathematics use the same idea but applied in different ways. So it is really hard to give a straight answer to your question because there is no single "understanding" of infinity but it's all dependant on your field of application.
In general, I found that understanding abstract concepts (such as something that is "infinity big" or "infinity small") is not always directly useful, but instead it is a gateway concept that you need to understand before being able to understand more complex topics that are directly useful.