27 Mar
2009
27 Mar
'09
11:28 a.m.
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Brent Yorgey wrote:
thing n = n + fromIntegral (round (sqrt n))
thing :: Floating a => a -> a
thing n = n + round (sqrt (fromIntegral n))
thing :: Integral a => a -> a That is, the return types of the method are different?
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