[Haskell-cafe] Num instances for 2-dimensional types

[Lennart Augustsson]

But complex numbers are just pairs of numbers.  So pairs of numbers
can obviously be numbers then.

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Miguel Mitrofanov <miguelimo38 at yandex.ru> wrote:
> Lennart Augustsson wrote:
>>
>> And what is a number?
>
> Can't say. You know, it's kinda funny to ask a biologist what it means to be
> alive.
>
>> Are complex numbers numbers?
>
> Beyond any reasonable doubt. Just like you and me are most certainly alive.
>