[GHC] #8364: equip GHC with an accurate internal model of floating point

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#8364: equip GHC with an accurate internal model of floating point
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        Reporter:  carter   |            Owner:
            Type:  feature  |           Status:  new
  request                   |        Milestone:  7.10.1
        Priority:  high     |          Version:  7.6.3
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      Resolution:           |       Difficulty:  Project (more than a week)
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Comment (by carter):

 That said, fixing the current numerical type class story  in Base is
 probably needed before we can have any good story for this in ghc... I
 think

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