Tetration except each repeated exponent increases by 1

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The discussion centers on the notation for an infinite power tower where each exponent increases by 1, represented as $$a^{{{{{{(a+1)}^{(a+2)}}^{(a+3)}}^{.}}^{.}}^{.}}$$. Participants reference Wikipedia's tetration page for standard notations but caution against relying on them due to potential variations in definitions by different authors. The need for a clear and universally accepted notation is emphasized for mathematical clarity and communication.

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Proper notation to use for ##a^{{{{{{(a+1)}^{(a+2)}}^{(a+3)}}^{.}}^{.}}^{.}}##?
I was just wondering what the proper notation would be to describe an infinite power tower which has each repeated exponent increasing by a value of 1, like such;

$$a^{{{{{{(a+1)}^{(a+2)}}^{(a+3)}}^{.}}^{.}}^{.}}$$
 
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