> (specifically, sqrt(2) would
> be an element of QQ[sqrt(2)] with a specified embedding into RR, so
> stuff like RR(1) + sqrt(2) would work).

Similar to why matrices are over ZZ rather than QQ: why is sqrt(2) in  
QQ[sqrt(2)] and not in ZZ[sqrt(2)]?

Nick

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