+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 <sandy@sandymaguire.me> wrote:

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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