Re: clamp function in base

Sounds good. For whatever reason the tupled arguments make me feel better about the `high wrote:

+1, though, David has good points about unnecessary laziness. I'm fine with the name and the signature

``` clamp :: Ord a ⇒ (a,a) → a → a ```

(or some variation on the theme).

On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 5:38 PM, Sandy Maguire wrote:

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Hi all,

It seems to me that base is missing the very standard function `clamp :: Ord a => a -> a -> a -> a`:

```haskell clamp :: Ord a => a -> a -> a -> a clamp low high = min high .max low ```

I propose it be added to Data.Ord. It's useful, generic, and non-trivial to get right (the "big" number goes with "min" -- causes me cognitive dissonance every time.)

Thanks, Sandy

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