commentators have primarily categorised "calculating infinity" as mathcore due to its frequent use of complex time signatures, atypical rhythms and unpredictable tempo changes. many have claimed that the dillinger escape plan "pioneered" or even "created" the genre with the release of their debut album. others have described the album's style as metalcore, experimental metal, hardcore punk, and grindcore. speaking to "the independent", the band's guitarist weinman suggested that the challenging nature of the album's material was intentional, explaining that ""calculating infinity" was us effectively ripping up the music theory book; if someone said 'don't harmonize with a second, it just sounds out of tune', then every single lead we did, we'd harmonize with a second. it sounded disgusting, but we did it". natalie zina walschots of "exclaim!" described the album's style as "even more avant-garde" than the band's first two extended plays, which she had noted featuring "complex and technical guitar work", "unpredictable shifts in tempo and tone" and "fractured song structures". "decibel" writer daniel lake described the album as a combination of "gouts of noise, rhythmic chaos, jazzy runs and cinematic interludes".