> An ordering does not typically induce a computable enumeration.  For
> example, there are infinitely many rationals between any pair of
> rationals.

I didn't say it was odd that Ords weren't Enums,
I said that it's odd that Enums aren't Ords.

It makes little or no sense to make treat rationals as Enums;
the intent of enums is generally to provide *exhaustive*
enumeration of a *discrete* set.



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