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"textContent": "ashokkimmel:\n\n>\n> type Stuck :: Peano\n> type family Stuck where\n>\n>\n> This is an irreducible type family, but it’s still technically valid. It also is not an instance of Prop.\n\nInteresting. Is that the type-level equivalent to a function declaration without a function body? Does the kind `Peano` also contain an infinity type like `infinity = Succ infinity`? Apparently under `UndecidableInstances` one can write such a type family. Your `Stuck` example is more unnerving, though, because it does not require an obviously dangerous language extension. Thanks for showing it!",
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