> > > > Surely there is a good reason for that behavior? > > I see at least two reasons: > - it is not that easy to provide a efficient algorithm for comparisons > - the comparisons depend on the embedding, which might be in RR, CC > or an extension of Qp. I do not see how we can have a generic > comparison scheme that would work in all cases... > > In the example Volker gave, the number field was equipped with an embedding into R. In this case, the comparison shouldn't be too hard so we should support it. David
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