Nearly Infinite

I saw the term "nearly infinite" today, and thought to myself "Wow, that's really stupid".

How would you describe a number near infinity? 10,000? Huh-uh. 100,000,000,000? No, not even close. 2? Wrong again. Seroiusly, someone please explain the concept of "nearly infinite" to me.

While doing a quick google of the phrase, I did come across another blog about the subject with some very interesting replies from the blog's readers. Check them out, if you want.