Re: [Haskell-cafe] Num instances for 2-dimensional types

5 Oct 2009

      But complex numbers are just pairs of numbers.  So pairs of numbers
can obviously be numbers then.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Miguel Mitrofanov  wrote:
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Lennart Augustsson wrote:
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And what is a number?
Can't say. You know, it's kinda funny to ask a biologist what it means to be
alive.
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Are complex numbers numbers?
Beyond any reasonable doubt. Just like you and me are most certainly alive.