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(defpackage "RING"
  (:use :cl)
  (:export "RING"
           "ADD-TO"
           "SUBTRACT-FROM"
           "MULTIPLY-BY"
           "DIVIDE-BY"
           "UNIVERSAL-EZGCD"
           "UNIVERSAL-EQUALP"
           "UNIVERSAL-ZEROP"
           "->SEXP")
  (:documentation "Defines an abstract ring class and ring operations."))

(in-package "RING")

(defclass ring () () (:documentation "An abstract ring."))
           
(defgeneric  multiply-by (self other)
  (:documentation "Multiply SELF by OTHER."))

(defgeneric add-to (self other)
  (:documentation "Add OTHER to SELF."))

(defgeneric  subtract-from (self other)
  (:documentation "Subtract OTHER from SELF."))

(defgeneric universal-ezgcd (self other)
  (:documentation "Set SELF value to GCD(SELF, OTHER)"))

(defgeneric universal-equalp (self other)
  (:documentation "Return T if objects SELF and OTHER are equal, NIL otherwise.")
  (:method ((object1 cons) (object2 cons)) (every #'universal-equalp object1 object2)))

(defgeneric universal-zerop (self)
  (:documentation "Return T if SELF is a zero in the ring it belongs to."))

(defgeneric ->sexp (self)
  (:documentation "Convert SELF to an S-expression."))