diff --git a/src/Complex/arithmetic.ts b/src/Complex/arithmetic.ts
index de0e16d..f6089f4 100644
--- a/src/Complex/arithmetic.ts
+++ b/src/Complex/arithmetic.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,45 @@
-import {Complex, ComplexOp} from './type.js'
+import {Complex} from './type.js'
 import type {
-   AbsquareOp, AddOp, AddRealOp, ConjOp, ConservativeSqrtOp, DivideOp,
-   DivideByRealOp, MultiplyOp, ReciprocalOp, SqrtOp, SubtractOp,
-   UnaryMinusOp
-} from '../interfaces/arithmetic.js'
-import type {
-   NanOp, ReOp, ZeroOp, Depends, RealType, WithConstants, NaNType
+   Dependencies, OpType, OpReturns, RealType, ZeroType
 } from '../interfaces/type.js'
-import type {IsSquareOp, IsRealOp} from '../interfaces/predicate.js'
+
+declare module "../interfaces/type" {
+   interface Operations<T> {
+      // TODO: Make Dispatcher collapse operations that start with the same
+      // prefix up to a possible `_`
+      add_real:    {params: [T, RealType<T>], returns: T}
+      divide_real: {params: [T, RealType<T>], returns: T}
+   }
+}
 
 export const add =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<AddOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>): AddOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'add' | 'complex', T>): OpType<'add', Complex<T>> =>
    (w, z) => dep.complex(dep.add(w.re, z.re), dep.add(w.im, z.im))
 
-export const addReal =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<AddRealOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>):
-      AddRealOp<Complex<T>> =>
-   (z, r) => dep.complex(dep.addReal(z.re, r), z.im)
+export const add_real =
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'add_real' | 'complex', T>):
+      OpType<'add_real', Complex<T>> =>
+   (z, r) => dep.complex(dep.add_real(z.re, r), z.im)
 
 export const unaryMinus =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<UnaryMinusOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>):
-      UnaryMinusOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'unaryMinus' | 'complex', T>):
+      OpType<'unaryMinus', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.complex(dep.unaryMinus(z.re), dep.unaryMinus(z.im))
 
 export const conj =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<UnaryMinusOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ConjOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>):
-      ConjOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'unaryMinus' | 'conj' | 'complex', T>):
+      OpType<'conj', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.complex(dep.conj(z.re), dep.unaryMinus(z.im))
 
 export const subtract =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<SubtractOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>):
-      SubtractOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'subtract' | 'complex', T>):
+      OpType<'subtract', Complex<T>> =>
    (w, z) => dep.complex(dep.subtract(w.re, z.re), dep.subtract(w.im, z.im))
 
 export const multiply =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<AddOp<T>>
-       & Depends<SubtractOp<T>>
-       & Depends<MultiplyOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ConjOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>):
-      MultiplyOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<
+       'add' | 'subtract' | 'multiply' | 'conj' | 'complex', T>):
+      OpType<'multiply', Complex<T>> =>
    (w, z) => {
       const mult = dep.multiply
       const realpart = dep.subtract(
@@ -52,69 +50,48 @@ export const multiply =
    }
 
 export const absquare =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<AddOp<RealType<T>>> & Depends<AbsquareOp<T>>):
-      AbsquareOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'absquare', T>
+       & Dependencies<'add', OpReturns<'absquare', T>>):
+      OpType<'absquare', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.add(dep.absquare(z.re), dep.absquare(z.im))
 
 export const divideByReal =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<DivideByRealOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<T>>):
-      DivideByRealOp<Complex<T>> =>
-   (z, r) => dep.complex(dep.divideByReal(z.re, r), dep.divideByReal(z.im, r))
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'divide_real' | 'complex', T>):
+      OpType<'divide_real', Complex<T>> =>
+   (z, r) => dep.complex(dep.divide_real(z.re, r), dep.divide_real(z.im, r))
 
 export const reciprocal =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<ConjOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<AbsquareOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<DivideByRealOp<Complex<T>>>):
-      ReciprocalOp<Complex<T>> =>
-   z => dep.divideByReal(dep.conj(z), dep.absquare(z))
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'conj' | 'absquare' | 'divide_real', Complex<T>>):
+      OpType<'reciprocal', Complex<T>> =>
+   z => dep.divide_real(dep.conj(z), dep.absquare(z))
 
 export const divide =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<MultiplyOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<ReciprocalOp<Complex<T>>>):
-      DivideOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'multiply' | 'reciprocal', Complex<T>>):
+      OpType<'divide', Complex<T>> =>
    (w, z) => dep.multiply(w, dep.reciprocal(z))
 
-export type ComplexSqrtOp<T> = {
-   op?: 'complexSqrt',
-   (a: T): Complex<WithConstants<T> | NaNType<WithConstants<T>>>
-}
-// Complex square root of a real type T
-export const complexSqrt =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<ConservativeSqrtOp<T>>
-       & Depends<IsSquareOp<T>>
-       & Depends<UnaryMinusOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ComplexOp<WithConstants<T>>>
-       & Depends<ZeroOp<T>>
-       & Depends<NanOp<Complex<WithConstants<T>>>>): ComplexSqrtOp<T> =>
-   r => {
-      if (dep.isSquare(r)) return dep.complex(dep.conservativeSqrt(r))
-      const negative = dep.unaryMinus(r)
-      if (dep.isSquare(negative)) {
-         return dep.complex(dep.zero(r), dep.conservativeSqrt(negative))
-      }
-      // neither the real number or its negative is a square; could happen
-      // for example with bigint. So there is no square root. So we have to
-      // return the NaN of the type.
-      return dep.nan(dep.complex(r))
-   }
-
 export const sqrt =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<IsRealOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<ComplexSqrtOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ConservativeSqrtOp<RealType<T>>>
-       & Depends<AbsquareOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<AddRealOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<DivideByRealOp<Complex<T>>>
-       & Depends<AddOp<RealType<T>>>
-       & Depends<ReOp<Complex<T>>>): SqrtOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep:
+       Dependencies<
+          'conservativeSqrt' | 'add' | 'unaryMinus' | 'equal', RealType<T>>
+       & Dependencies<'zero' | 'add_real', T>
+       & Dependencies<'complex', T | ZeroType<T>>
+       & Dependencies<'absquare' | 're' | 'divide_real', Complex<T>>
+       & {add_complex_real: OpType<'add_real', Complex<T>>}):
+      OpType<'sqrt', Complex<T>> =>
    z => {
-      if (dep.isReal(z)) return dep.complexSqrt(z.re)
       const myabs = dep.conservativeSqrt(dep.absquare(z))
-      const num = dep.addReal(z, myabs)
       const r = dep.re(z)
+      const negr = dep.unaryMinus(r)
+      if (dep.equal(myabs, negr)) {
+         // pure imaginary square root; z.im already sero
+         return dep.complex(
+            dep.zero(z.re), dep.add_real(z.im, dep.conservativeSqrt(negr)))
+      }
+      const num = dep.add_complex_real(z, myabs)
       const denomsq = dep.add(dep.add(myabs, myabs), dep.add(r, r))
       const denom = dep.conservativeSqrt(denomsq)
-      return dep.divideByReal(num, denom)
+      return dep.divide_real(num, denom)
    }
 
 export const conservativeSqrt = sqrt
diff --git a/src/Complex/predicate.ts b/src/Complex/predicate.ts
index cddd383..e6c4c7f 100644
--- a/src/Complex/predicate.ts
+++ b/src/Complex/predicate.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import {Complex} from './type.js'
-import {EqualOp} from '../interfaces/relational.js'
-import {AddOp} from '../interfaces/arithmetic.js'
-import type {Depends} from '../interfaces/type.js'
-import type {IsRealOp, IsSquareOp} from '../interfaces/predicate.js'
+import type {Dependencies, OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
 export const isReal =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<AddOp<T>> & Depends<EqualOp<T>> & Depends<IsRealOp<T>>):
-      IsRealOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'add' | 'equal' | 'isReal', T>):
+      OpType<'isReal', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.isReal(z.re) && dep.equal(z.re, dep.add(z.re, z.im))
 
-export const isSquare: IsSquareOp<Complex<any>> = z => true // FIXME: not correct for Complex<bigint> once we get there
+export const isSquare: OpType<'isSquare', Complex<any>> = z => true // FIXME: not correct for Complex<bigint> once we get there
diff --git a/src/Complex/relational.ts b/src/Complex/relational.ts
index 89db758..d0b9e52 100644
--- a/src/Complex/relational.ts
+++ b/src/Complex/relational.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {Complex} from './type.js'
-import {Depends} from '../interfaces/type.js'
-import {EqualOp} from '../interfaces/relational.js'
+import {Dependencies, OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
 export const equal =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<EqualOp<T>>): EqualOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'equal', T>): OpType<'equal', Complex<T>> =>
    (w, z) => dep.equal(w.re, z.re) && dep.equal(w.im, z.im)
diff --git a/src/Complex/type.ts b/src/Complex/type.ts
index f995f92..8c669ea 100644
--- a/src/Complex/type.ts
+++ b/src/Complex/type.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {
    joinTypes, typeOfDependency, Dependency,
 } from '../core/Dispatcher.js'
 import type {
-   OneOp, ZeroOp, NanOp, ReOp, ZeroType, OneType, NaNType, Depends
+   ZeroType, OneType, NaNType, Dependencies, OpType, OpReturns
 } from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
 export type Complex<T> = { re: T; im: T; }
@@ -32,31 +32,34 @@ declare module "../interfaces/type" {
          real: RealType<R>
       } : never
    }
+
+   interface Operations<T> {
+      complex: {params: [T] | [T,T], returns: Complex<T>}
+   }
 }
 
-export type ComplexOp<T> = {op?: 'complex', (a: T, b?: T): Complex<T>}
-
 export const complex =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<ZeroOp<T>>): ComplexOp<T | ZeroType<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'zero', T>): OpType<'complex', T | ZeroType<T>> =>
    (a, b) => ({re: a, im: b || dep.zero(a)})
 
 export const zero =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<ZeroOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<ZeroType<T>>>):
-      ZeroOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'zero', T>
+       & Dependencies<'complex', OpReturns<'zero', T>>):
+      OpType<'zero', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.complex(dep.zero(z.re), dep.zero(z.im))
 
 export const one =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<OneOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ZeroOp<T>>
-       & Depends<ComplexOp<ZeroType<T>|OneType<T>>>):
-      OneOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'one' | 'zero', T>
+       & Dependencies<'complex', OpReturns<'one' | 'zero', T>>):
+      OpType<'one', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.complex(dep.one(z.re), dep.zero(z.im))
 
 export const nan =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<NanOp<T>> & Depends<ComplexOp<NaNType<T>>>):
-      NanOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'nan', T>
+       & Dependencies<'complex', OpReturns<'nan', T>>):
+      OpType<'nan', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.complex(dep.nan(z.re), dep.nan(z.im))
 
 export const re =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<ReOp<T>>): ReOp<Complex<T>> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'re', T>): OpType<'re', Complex<T>> =>
    z => dep.re(z.re)
diff --git a/src/generic/arithmetic.ts b/src/generic/arithmetic.ts
index a7cf2b7..e0f55e8 100644
--- a/src/generic/arithmetic.ts
+++ b/src/generic/arithmetic.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import type {Depends} from '../interfaces/type.js'
-import type {MultiplyOp, SquareOp} from '../interfaces/arithmetic.js'
+import type {Dependencies, OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
 export const square =
-   <T>(dep: Depends<MultiplyOp<T>>): SquareOp<T> =>
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'multiply', T>): OpType<'square', T> =>
    z => dep.multiply(z, z)
diff --git a/src/generic/relational.ts b/src/generic/relational.ts
index f47c392..2932e13 100644
--- a/src/generic/relational.ts
+++ b/src/generic/relational.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import {Depends} from '../interfaces/type.js'
-import type {EqualOp, UnequalOp} from '../interfaces/relational.js'
+import {Dependencies, OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
-export const unequal = <T>(dep: Depends<EqualOp<T>>): UnequalOp<T> =>
+export const unequal =
+   <T>(dep: Dependencies<'equal', T>): OpType<'unequal', T> =>
    (x, y) => !dep.equal(x, y)
diff --git a/src/interfaces/arithmetic.ts b/src/interfaces/arithmetic.ts
index 80e1155..1e4904e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/arithmetic.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/arithmetic.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 import type {Complex} from '../Complex/type.js'
 import type {RealType, WithConstants, NaNType} from './type.js'
 
-// Note: right now I've added an 'Op' suddix,
-// so it is clear that the type holds the function type of an operation
-// This is not necessary though, it is just a naming convention.
-export type AddOp<T> = {op?: 'add', (a: T, b: T): T}
-export type AddRealOp<T> = {op?: 'addReal', (a: T, b: RealType<T>): T}
-export type UnaryMinusOp<T> = {op?: 'unaryMinus', (a: T): T}
-export type ConjOp<T> = {op?: 'conj', (a: T): T}
-export type SubtractOp<T> = {op?: 'subtract', (a: T, b: T): T}
-export type MultiplyOp<T> = {op?: 'multiply', (a: T, b: T): T}
-export type AbsquareOp<T> = {op?: 'absquare', (a: T): RealType<T>}
-export type ReciprocalOp<T> = {op?: 'reciprocal', (a: T): T}
-export type DivideOp<T> = {op?: 'divide', (a: T, b: T): T}
-export type DivideByRealOp<T> = {op?: 'divideByReal', (a: T, b: RealType<T>): T}
-export type ConservativeSqrtOp<T> = {op?: 'conservativeSqrt', (a: T): T}
-export type SqrtOp<T> = {
-   op?: 'sqrt',
-   (a: T): T extends Complex<infer R>
-      ? Complex<WithConstants<R> | NaNType<WithConstants<R>>>
-      : T | Complex<T>
+type UnaryOperator<T>  = {params: [T], returns: T}
+type BinaryOperator<T> = {params: [T, T], returns: T}
+declare module "./type" {
+   interface Operations<T> {
+      add:              BinaryOperator<T>
+      unaryMinus:       UnaryOperator<T>
+      conj:             UnaryOperator<T>
+      subtract:         BinaryOperator<T>
+      multiply:         BinaryOperator<T>
+      square:           UnaryOperator<T>
+      absquare:         {params: [T], returns: RealType<T>}
+      reciprocal:       UnaryOperator<T>
+      divide:           BinaryOperator<T>
+      conservativeSqrt: UnaryOperator<T>
+      sqrt: {
+         params: [T],
+         returns: T extends Complex<infer R>
+            ? Complex<R | ZeroType<R>>
+            : T | Complex<T>
+      }
+   }
 }
-export type SquareOp<T> = {op?: 'square', (z: T): T}
-
diff --git a/src/interfaces/predicate.ts b/src/interfaces/predicate.ts
index 37a69ea..16efd16 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/predicate.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/predicate.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-export type IsRealOp<T> = {op?: 'isReal', (a: T): boolean}
-export type IsSquareOp<T> = {op?: 'isSquare', (a: T): boolean}
+// Warning: a module must have something besides just a "declare module"
+// section; otherwise it is ignored.
+export type UnaryPredicate<T> = {params: [T], returns: boolean}
+declare module "./type" {
+   interface Operations<T> {
+      isReal:   UnaryPredicate<T>
+      isSquare: UnaryPredicate<T>
+   }
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/relational.ts b/src/interfaces/relational.ts
index 29529ff..3149beb 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/relational.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/relational.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
-export type EqualOp<T> = {op?: 'equal', (a: T, b: T): boolean}
-export type UnequalOp<T> = {op?: 'unequal', (a: T, b: T): boolean}
+// Warning: a module must have something besides just a "declare module"
+// section; otherwise it is ignored.
+export type BinaryPredicate<T> = {params: [T, T], returns: boolean}
+declare module "./type" {
+   interface Operations<T> {
+      equal:   BinaryPredicate<T>
+      unequal: BinaryPredicate<T>
+   }
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/type.ts b/src/interfaces/type.ts
index 1d7e103..8460235 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/type.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/type.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+// Every typocomath type has some associated types; they need
+// to be published as in the following interface. The key is the
+// name of the type, and within the subinterface for that key,
+// the type of the 'type' property is the actual TypeScript type
+// we are associating the other properties to. Note the interface
+// is generic with one parameter, corresponding to the fact that
+// typocomath currently only allows types with a single generic parameter.
+// This way, AssociatedTypes<SubType> can give the associated types
+// for a generic type instantiated with SubType. That's not necessary for
+// the 'undefined' type (or if you look in the `numbers` subdirectory,
+// the 'number' type either) or any concrete type, but that's OK, the
+// generic parameter doesn't hurt in those cases.
 export interface AssociatedTypes<T> {
    undefined: {
       type: undefined
@@ -9,24 +21,46 @@ export interface AssociatedTypes<T> {
 }
 
 type AssociatedTypeNames = keyof AssociatedTypes<unknown>['undefined']
-export type Lookup<T, Name extends AssociatedTypeNames> = {
+type ALookup<T, Name extends AssociatedTypeNames> = {
    [K in keyof AssociatedTypes<T>]:
    T extends AssociatedTypes<T>[K]['type'] ? AssociatedTypes<T>[K][Name] : never
 }[keyof AssociatedTypes<T>]
 
-export type ZeroType<T> = Lookup<T, 'zero'>
-export type OneType<T> = Lookup<T, 'one'>
+export type ZeroType<T> = ALookup<T, 'zero'>
+export type OneType<T> = ALookup<T, 'one'>
 export type WithConstants<T> = T | ZeroType<T> | OneType<T>
-export type NaNType<T> = Lookup<T, 'nan'>
-export type RealType<T> = Lookup<T, 'real'>
+export type NaNType<T> = ALookup<T, 'nan'>
+export type RealType<T> = ALookup<T, 'real'>
 
-export type ZeroOp<T> = {op?: 'zero', (a: WithConstants<T>): ZeroType<T>}
-export type OneOp<T>  = {op?: 'one',  (a: WithConstants<T>): OneType<T>}
-export type NanOp<T>  = {op?: 'nan',  (a: T|NaNType<T>): NaNType<T>}
-export type ReOp<T>   = {op?: 're',   (a: T): RealType<T>}
+// The global signature patterns for all operations need to be published in the
+// following interface. Each key is the name of an operation (but note that
+// the Dispatcher will automatically merge operations that have the same
+// name when the first underscore `_` and everything thereafter is stripped).
+// The type of each key should be an interface with two properties: 'params'
+// whose type is the type of the parameter list for the operation, and
+// 'returns' whose type is the return type of the operation on those
+// parameters. These types are generic in a parameter type T which should
+// be interpreted as the type that the operation is supposed to "primarily"
+// operate on, although note that some of the parameters and/or return types
+// may depend on T rather than be exactly T.
+// So note that the example 're' below provides essentially the same
+// information that e.g.
+// `type ReOp<T> = (t: T) => RealType<T>`
+// would, but in a way that is much easier to manipulate in TypeScript,
+// and it records the name of the operation as 're' also by virtue of the
+// key 're' in the interface.
+export interface Operations<T> {
+   zero: {params: [WithConstants<T>], returns: ZeroType<T>}
+   one:  {params: [WithConstants<T>], returns: OneType<T>}
+   nan:  {params: [T | NaNType<T>],   returns: NaNType<T>}
+   re:   {params: [T],                returns: RealType<T>}
+}
 
-type NamedFunction = {op?: string, (...params: any[]): any}
-export type Depends<FuncType extends NamedFunction> =
-   {[K in FuncType['op']]: FuncType}
+type OpKey = keyof Operations<unknown>
+
+export type OpReturns<Name extends OpKey, T> = Operations<T>[Name]['returns']
+export type OpType<Name extends OpKey, T> =
+   (...args: Operations<T>[Name]['params']) => OpReturns<Name, T>
+export type Dependencies<Name extends OpKey, T> = {[K in Name]: OpType<K, T>}
 
                         
diff --git a/src/numbers/arithmetic.ts b/src/numbers/arithmetic.ts
index 6a05fe8..a902f0c 100644
--- a/src/numbers/arithmetic.ts
+++ b/src/numbers/arithmetic.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,21 @@
 import type {configDependency} from '../core/Config.js'
-import type {ComplexOp} from '../Complex/type.js'
-import type {
-   AddOp, ConjOp, SubtractOp, UnaryMinusOp, MultiplyOp,
-   AbsquareOp, ReciprocalOp, DivideOp, ConservativeSqrtOp, SqrtOp
-} from '../interfaces/arithmetic.js'
-import type {Depends} from '../interfaces/type.js'
+import type {Dependencies, OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
-export const add: AddOp<number> = (a, b) => a + b
-export const addReal = add
-export const unaryMinus: UnaryMinusOp<number> = a => -a
-export const conj: ConjOp<number> = a => a
-export const subtract: SubtractOp<number> = (a, b) => a - b
-export const multiply: MultiplyOp<number> = (a, b) => a * b
-export const absquare: AbsquareOp<number> = a => a * a
-export const reciprocal: ReciprocalOp<number> = a => 1 / a
-export const divide: DivideOp<number> = (a, b) => a / b
-export const divideByReal = divide
+export const add:        OpType<'add',        number> = (a, b) => a + b
+export const unaryMinus: OpType<'unaryMinus', number> = a => -a
+export const conj:       OpType<'conj',       number> = a => a
+export const subtract:   OpType<'subtract',   number> = (a, b) => a - b
+export const multiply:   OpType<'multiply',   number> = (a, b) => a * b
+export const absquare:   OpType<'absquare',   number> = a => a * a
+export const reciprocal: OpType<'reciprocal', number> = a => 1 / a
+export const divide:     OpType<'divide',     number> = (a, b) => a / b
 
 const basicSqrt = a => isNaN(a) ? NaN : Math.sqrt(a)
-export const conservativeSqrt: ConservativeSqrtOp<number> = basicSqrt
+export const conservativeSqrt: OpType<'conservativeSqrt', number> = basicSqrt
 
 export const sqrt =
-   (dep: configDependency & Depends<ComplexOp<number>>): SqrtOp<number> => {
+   (dep: configDependency & Dependencies<'complex', number>):
+   OpType<'sqrt', number> => {
       if (dep.config.predictable || !dep.complex) return basicSqrt
       return a => {
          if (isNaN(a)) return NaN
diff --git a/src/numbers/predicate.ts b/src/numbers/predicate.ts
index 2018e56..ae065f8 100644
--- a/src/numbers/predicate.ts
+++ b/src/numbers/predicate.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { IsRealOp, IsSquareOp } from '../interfaces/predicate.js'
+import type {OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
-export const isReal: IsRealOp<number> = (a) => true
-export const isSquare: IsSquareOp<number> = (a)  => a >= 0
+export const isReal:   OpType<'isReal',   number> = (a) => true
+export const isSquare: OpType<'isSquare', number> = (a) => a >= 0
diff --git a/src/numbers/relational.ts b/src/numbers/relational.ts
index 5dbb3c5..6bb0597 100644
--- a/src/numbers/relational.ts
+++ b/src/numbers/relational.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import {Config} from '../core/Config.js'
-import type {EqualOp} from '../interfaces/relational.js'
+import {configDependency} from '../core/Config.js'
+import {OpType} from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
 const DBL_EPSILON = Number.EPSILON || 2.2204460492503130808472633361816E-16
 
 export const equal =
-   (dep: {
-      config: Config
-   }): EqualOp<number> => (x, y) => {
+   (dep: configDependency): OpType<'equal', number> =>
+   (x, y) => {
       const eps = dep.config.epsilon
       if (eps === null || eps === undefined) return x === y
       if (x === y) return true
diff --git a/src/numbers/type.ts b/src/numbers/type.ts
index ff1ff61..a8e6dfa 100644
--- a/src/numbers/type.ts
+++ b/src/numbers/type.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { OneOp, ZeroOp, NanOp, ReOp } from '../interfaces/type.js'
+import type { OpType } from '../interfaces/type.js'
 
 export const number_type = {
    before: ['Complex'],
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ declare module "../interfaces/type" {
    }
 }
 
-// I don't like the redundancy of repeating 'zero' and 'ZeroOp', any
-// way to eliminate that?
-export const zero: ZeroOp<number> = (a) => 0
-export const one:  OneOp<number>  = (a) => 1
-export const nan:  NanOp<number>  = (a) => NaN
-export const re:   ReOp<number>   = (a) => a
+// I don't like the redundancy of repeating 'zero'; any way to eliminate that?
+export const zero: OpType<'zero', number> = (a) => 0
+export const one:  OpType<'one',  number> = (a) => 1
+export const nan:  OpType<'nan',  number> = (a) => NaN
+export const re:   OpType<'re',   number> = (a) => a