[[ocaml-nagoya]] Objective Caml version 3.09.3 # module type MoneySig = sig type 'a money constraint 'a = [< `Naked | `Taxed ] val make : float -> [`Naked] money val add : 'a money -> 'a money -> 'a money val mul : 'a money -> 'a money -> 'a money val tax : [`Naked] money -> [`Taxed] money val show : 'a money -> string end ;; module type MoneySig = sig type 'a money constraint 'a = [< `Naked | `Taxed ] val make : float -> [ `Naked ] money val add : ([< `Naked | `Taxed ] as 'a) money -> 'a money -> 'a money val mul : ([< `Naked | `Taxed ] as 'a) money -> 'a money -> 'a money val tax : [ `Naked ] money -> [ `Taxed ] money val show : [< `Naked | `Taxed ] money -> string end # module Money : MoneySig = struct type 'a money = float constraint 'a = [< `Naked | `Taxed ] let make x = x let add = (+.) let mul = ( *.) let tax x = x *. 1.05 let show = string_of_float end;; module Money : MoneySig # let juice = Money.make 120.0;; val juice : [ `Naked ] Money.money = <abstr> # Money.tax (Money.tax juice);; This expression has type [ `Taxed ] Money.money but is here used with type [ `Naked ] Money.money These two variant types have no intersection # let pay = Money.tax juice;; val pay : [ `Taxed ] Money.money = <abstr> # print_string (Money.show pay);; 126.- : unit = ()