. . .Infinity for the price of 59?

Question

what does "Infinity for the price of 59" mean?

Answer 1

I found this on the web:

Considered as a cognitive method, the traditional addition algorithm for adding two numbers is a masterpiece. You memorize 55 sums: 0+0 through 9+9. You learn the rote procedure. And you can add any two natural numbers. The algorithm is a model of the efficiency and universality that characterize good conceptual thought. It is a tour de force of abstraction, a condensation of a literally incalculable class of cases into 55 sums and a simple procedure—infinity for the price of 55.

It appears about 2/3 of the way down. It would seem that teaching a person how to add the digits 0 through 9 only takes memorizing 55 operations, but you can then count, add, etc., all the way to infinity.

Answer 2

This may be an economics question meaning that demand or supply of a good is infinite for a good or service at the price of 59 monetary units. For example: At a price of $59, there is no limit to the number of X-Box 360s that BestBuy could sell.