Methods for assigning values to infinite constructs (ex. sums, products)

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(This question is more to get an overhead view of the topic rather than a well defined answer)

How can one assign values to infinite constructs AND justify them.

What do i mean with infinite constructs, well things like infinite sums or products as well as things like $\sqrt{10+\sqrt{10+\sqrt{10+\cdots}}}$ and functions like the R Riemann zeta function.

For sums there is a lot of ways I know of such as the limit of partial sums, Cesàro summation, etc.

but in general if you have something like

$z = f_1(a_1,f_2(a_2,f_3(\cdots$

how would you justify that z is the 'correct' value.

(for example when are arguments like due to analitical continuation, convergence appropriate)