Why (eql #c(1 0) 1) but (not (eql #c(1.0 0.0) 1.0))?

From: Peter Seibel (peter_at_javamonkey.com)
Date: 11/24/03 

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 04:10:19 GMT

Is there a deep reason--mathematical, implementational or
otherwise--that numbers of type (complex float) can have a zero
imaginary part while (complex rationals) can not? Or is it just one of
those things?

-Peter 

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Peter Seibel                                      peter@javamonkey.com
         Lisp is the red pill. -- John Fraser, comp.lang.lisp