object Nats { sealed trait Nat { // fold right on N, N-1, ..., 1 type FoldR[Init <: Type, Type, F <: Fold[Nat, Type]] <: Type } sealed trait _0 extends Nat { type FoldR[Init <: Type, Type, F <: Fold[Nat, Type]] = Init } sealed trait Succ[N <: Nat] extends Nat { type FoldR[Init <: Type, Type, F <: Fold[Nat, Type]] = F#Apply[Succ[N], N#FoldR[Init, Type, F]] } type Add[A <: Nat, B <: Nat] = A#FoldR[B, Nat, Inc] trait Fold[-Elem, Value] { type Apply[N <: Elem, Acc <: Value] <: Value } type Inc = Fold[Any, Nat] { type Apply[N <: Any, Acc <: Nat] = Succ[Acc] } type _1 = Succ[_0] implicitly[ Add[_1, _1] =:= _1] }