[GHC] #12363: Type application for infix

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#12363: Type application for infix
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  lowest            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
  (Parser)                           |             Keywords:
      Resolution:                    |  TypeApplications
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by Iceland_jack):

 It's reminiscent of math notation, for example homomorphisms:

 {{{#!hs
 instance Semigroup Int where
   (<>) = (+)
 }}}

 {{{#!hs
 -- |abc| ◇_ℕ |xyz| = |abc ◇_Σ∗ xyz|

 length "abc" <> @Int length "xyz"
   -- ==
 length ("abc" <> @String "xyz")
 }}}

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