Basic numeric class.
The Haskell Report defines no laws for Num. However, (+) and (*) are
customarily expected to define a ring and have the following properties:
- Associativity of
(+) (x + y) + z=
x + (y + z)- Commutativity of
(+) x + y=
y + xfromInteger 0is the additive identityx + fromInteger 0=
x- negate gives the additive inverse
x + negate x=
fromInteger 0- Associativity of
(*) (x * y) * z=
x * (y * z)fromInteger 1is the multiplicative identityx * fromInteger 1=
xand
fromInteger 1 * x=
x- Distributivity of
(*)with respect to(+) a * (b + c)=
(a * b) + (a * c)and
(b + c) * a=
(b * a) + (c * a)- Coherence with
toInteger if the type also implements
GHC.Real.Integral, then
is a left inverse for
, i.e.
fromInteger (toInteger i) == i
Note that it isn't customarily expected that a type instance of both Num
and Ord implement an ordered ring. Indeed, in base only Integer and
Data.Ratio.Rational do.
Methods
(+) :: a -> a -> ainfixl 6(-) :: a -> a -> ainfixl 6(*) :: a -> a -> ainfixl 7negate :: a -> aUnary negation.
abs :: a -> aAbsolute value.
signum :: a -> afromInteger :: Integer -> aConversion from an Integer. An integer literal represents the application of the function fromInteger to the appropriate value of type Integer, so such literals have type
(Num a) => a.
Instances76Num, …
Num IntegerDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.NumNum NaturalDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.NumNum EventTypeDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Event.EPollNum EventDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Event.PollNum UniqueDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Event.UniqueNum CBoolDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CCharDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CClockDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CDoubleDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CFloatDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CIntDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CIntMaxDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CIntPtrDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CLLongDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CLongDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CPtrdiffDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CSCharDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CSUSecondsDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CShortDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CSigAtomicDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CSizeDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CTimeDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CUCharDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CUIntDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CUIntMaxDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CUIntPtrDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CULLongDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CULongDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CUSecondsDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CUShortDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum CWcharDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.C.TypesNum IntPtrDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.PtrNum WordPtrDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Foreign.PtrNum Int16Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.IntNum Int32Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.IntNum Int64Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.IntNum Int8Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.IntNum CBlkCntDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CBlkSizeDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CCcDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CClockIdDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CDevDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CFsBlkCntDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CFsFilCntDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CGidDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CIdDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CInoDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CKeyDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CModeDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CNfdsDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CNlinkDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum COffDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CPidDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CRLimDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CSocklenDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CSpeedDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CSsizeDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CTcflagDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum CUidDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum FdDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.System.Posix.TypesNum Word16Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.WordNum Word32Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.WordNum Word64Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.WordNum Word8Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.WordNum DoubleDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Float · orphanThis instance implements IEEE 754 standard with all its usual pitfalls about NaN, infinities and negative zero. Neither addition nor multiplication are associative or distributive:
Example3 expressions (0.1 + 0.1) + 0.4 == 0.1 + (0.1 + 0.4)False(0.1 + 0.2) * 0.3 == 0.1 * 0.3 + 0.2 * 0.3False(0.1 * 0.1) * 0.3 == 0.1 * (0.1 * 0.3)False
Num FloatDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Float · orphanThis instance implements IEEE 754 standard with all its usual pitfalls about NaN, infinities and negative zero. Neither addition nor multiplication are associative or distributive:
Example3 expressions (0.1 + 0.1 :: Float) + 0.5 == 0.1 + (0.1 + 0.5)False(0.1 + 0.2 :: Float) * 0.9 == 0.1 * 0.9 + 0.2 * 0.9False(0.1 * 0.1 :: Float) * 0.9 == 0.1 * (0.1 * 0.9)False
Num IntDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.NumNum WordDefined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.NumNum a => Num (Identity a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.IdentityNum a => Num (Down a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.OrdNum a => Num (Product a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.InternalNum a => Num (Sum a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.InternalIntegral a => Num (Ratio a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.RealNum (f a) => Num (Alt f a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Semigroup.InternalNum a => Num (Const a b)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.Functor.Const(Applicative f, Num a) => Num (Ap f a)Defined in ghc-internal-9.1003.0 · GHC.Internal.Data.MonoidNote that even if the underlying Num and Applicative instances are lawful, for most Applicatives, this instance will not be lawful. If you use this instance with the list Applicative, the following customary laws will not hold:
Commutativity:
Example2 expressions Ap [10,20] + Ap [1,2]Ap {getAp = [11,12,21,22]}Ap [1,2] + Ap [10,20]Ap {getAp = [11,21,12,22]}
Additive inverse:
Example2 expressions Ap [] + negate (Ap [])Ap {getAp = []}fromInteger 0 :: Ap [] IntAp {getAp = [0]}
Distributivity:
Example2 expressions Ap [1,2] * (3 + 4)Ap {getAp = [7,14]}(Ap [1,2] * 3) + (Ap [1,2] * 4)Ap {getAp = [7,11,10,14]}