[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:
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Comment (by rockbmb):

 Replying to [comment:24 Ashley Yakeley]:
 > If I were starting over, with no compatibility concerns, I would
 certainly do this:
 >
 > {{{
 > newtype Fixed a (n :: Nat) = MkFixed a
 > }}}

 In this case, isn't one of the two false:
 * One of the type parameters is unnecessary (I'd say `a`)
 * `HasResolution` is unnecessary
 ?

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