[swift-evolution] [Re-Review] SE-0104: Protocol-oriented integers

Thu Feb 23 01:52:22 CST 2017

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>> Are there Number types which can’t be Comparable?
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>> Complex numbers. I believe `Number` is designed to allow a complex number type to conform.
>>  

Magnitude could be comparable then. For vectors, matrices and complex numbers, “magnitude” typically refers to a scalar. I don’t think we need something broader than that.

- Karl
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