[GHC] #15622: Generalize `E{0,1,2,3,6,9,12}` from `Data.Fixed`

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#15622: Generalize `E{0,1,2,3,6,9,12}` from `Data.Fixed`
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        Reporter:  rockbmb           |                Owner:  rockbmb
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  base,
                                     |  Data.Fixed
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by Bodigrim):

 Replying to [comment:22 Ashley Yakeley]:
 > Alternatively, use Nat directly?
 >
 > {{{
 > newtype Fixed (n :: Nat) = MkFixed Integer
 > }}}

 Yeah, looks nice. But one should scan Hackage again to make sure that no
 one derived `HasResolution` instances for his own types.

 Replying to [comment:25 Ashley Yakeley]:
 > `Nat` is just a wrapper for `Integer`, isn't it? As opposed to `data Nat
 = Z | S Nat`?

 Yes.

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