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@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Returns emitter, so calls can be chained.
 By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are
 added for a particular event. This is a useful default which helps finding
 memory leaks. Obviously not all Emitters should be limited to 10. This function
-allows that to be increased. Set to zero for unlimited.
+allows that to be increased. Set to `Infinity` (or `0`) for unlimited.
 
 Returns emitter, so calls can be chained.