[Haskell-cafe] a simple question about types

[Jerzy M]

Hallo,
let me take this simple function: (2*).
If I check its type
:t (2*)
I'll obtain
(2*) :: (Num a) => a -> a

But now it suffices to write
g = (2*)
and check
:t g
to obtain
g :: Integer -> Integer

One more combination, now I write
h x = (2*) x
and check once more
:t h
to get
h :: (Num a) => a -> a

So my question is: why (in this second example) Integer is inferred?
What makes a difference?

Jerz
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