On Mar 20, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Nick Coghlan wrote:
> 
> I suggest a 'linearised' numeric tower that looks like:
> 
> int -> Decimal -> Fraction -> float -> complex

Is that a typo?  Shouldn't Decimal and float go between Fraction and complex?

The abstract numeric tower is:

        Number Complex Real Rational Integral

where both Decimal and float have operations associated with reals.



Raymond
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