Ben Franksen writes:
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Does *MATH* answer the question what is: (0/0)==(0/0) ? Nope!
Exactly. So why try to give an answer in Haskell? MATH says: the
expression 0/0 is undefined, thus comparing (0/0)==(0/0) is undefined,
too. I would expect Haskell to say the same.
I don't know whether you are serious, or you are pulling my leg...
Let's suppose that it is serious.
When math says that something is undefined, in my little brain I understand
that there is no answer.
NO answer.
Is this the "undefined" you want to have? The bottom non-termination? Now,
this is obviously the *worst* possible reaction of the system, the IEEE
indefinite is much better, at least you know what had happened.
Would you propose the non-termination as the issue of all "errors", such as
negative argument to the real sqrt, etc?
Well, as you wish... But don't write medical software, please...
Jerzy Karczmarczuk
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