       isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.multiplication))
       })
 
-
     # Number
     ref.forType(comps.number, {
-      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.number)),
-      _simpleIsEqual: (other)->
+      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.number, "checkNumberValues")),
+      checkNumberValues: (other, eq_calc)->
+
         # this is bad; TODO fix
         # The real "todo" here is that
         # numbers are internally of questionable state.
         # Im not entirely sure how to state that number expresison components are equal
-        "#{@value()}" == "#{other.value()}"
+        check = "#{@value()}" == "#{other.value()}"
+        eq_calc.saveFalseForReport(check, @unrefined(), other, "Numeric values not equal")
     })
 
-    ref.forType(comps.addition, {
-      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.addition))
-      })
 
-    ref.forType(comps.multiplication, {
-      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.multiplication))
-      })
-
-
-    ref.forType(comps.blank, {
-      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.blank))
-      })
 
     ref.forType(comps.exponentiation, {
       isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.exponentiation)),

    })

    class ExpressionEquality
      initialize: (@first)->
      isEqual: (@second)->
        firstp = ref.refine @first
        firstp.isEqual @second

    class_mixer ExpressionEquality

    ExpressionEquality.isEqual = (a,b)->
      ExpressionEquality.build(a).isEqual(b)

    return ExpressionEquality


    # Exponentiation
    ref.forType(comps.exponentiation, {
      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.exponentiation, "checkBaseAndPowerEquality")),
      checkBaseAndPowerEquality: (other, eq_comp)->
        base_equal = ref.refine(@base()).isEqual(other.base(), eq_comp)
        power_equal = ref.refine(@power()).isEqual(other.power(), eq_comp)
        base_equal && power_equal # no need to save, report comes from below
      })


    # Expression
    ref.forType(comps.expression, {
      isExpressionEqual: (other, eq_calc)->
        logger.info("isExpressionEqual", @unrefined(), other)
        match_error = @is_error == other.is_error
        eq_calc.saveFalseForReport(match_error, @unrefined(), other, "error values not equal")

        match_open = @is_open == other.is_open
        eq_calc.saveFalseForReport(match_open, @unrefined(), other, "open values not equal")

        match_size = _(@expression).size() == _(other.expression).size()
        eq_calc.saveFalseForReport(match_size, @unrefined(), other, "size values not equal")

        if match_error && match_open && match_size
          contains_unequal =
            _.chain(@expression).map((element, i)->
              ret = ref.refine(element).isEqual(other.nth(i), eq_calc)
              debugger unless ret
              ret
            ).contains(false).value()
          !contains_unequal
        else
          false

      isEqual: (other, eq_calc)->

        same_type = eq_calc.saveFalseForReport((other instanceof comps.expression), @unrefined(), other,
          "Wrong types")
        if same_type
          @isExpressionEqual(other, eq_calc)
        else
          false
    })

    # Equals
    ref.forType(comps.equals, {
      isEqual: (buildIsEqual(comps.equals))
    })


    # Multiplication
