+
+lemma list_elim_with_len:
+ ∀T:Type.∀P: nat → list T → CProp.
+ P O [] → (∀l,a,n.P (\len l) l → P (S n) (a::l)) →
+ ∀l.P (\len l) l.
+intros;elim l; [assumption] simplify; apply H1; apply H2;
+qed.
+
+lemma sorted_near:
+ ∀r,l. sorted r l → ∀i,d. S i < \len l → r (\nth l d i) (\nth l d (S i)).
+ intros 3; elim H;
+ [1: cases (not_le_Sn_O ? H1);
+ |2: simplify in H1; cases (not_le_Sn_O ? (le_S_S_to_le ?? H1));
+ |3: simplify; cases i in H4; intros; [apply H1]
+ apply H3; apply le_S_S_to_le; apply H4]
+qed.
+
+definition last ≝
+ λT:Type.λd.λl:list T. \nth l d (pred (\len l)).
+
+notation > "\last" non associative with precedence 90 for @{'last}.
+notation < "\last d l" non associative with precedence 70 for @{'last2 $d $l}.
+interpretation "list last" 'last = (last _).
+interpretation "list last applied" 'last2 d l = (last _ d l).
+
+definition head ≝
+ λT:Type.λd.λl:list T.\nth l d O.
+
+notation > "\hd" non associative with precedence 90 for @{'hd}.
+notation < "\hd d l" non associative with precedence 70 for @{'hd2 $d $l}.
+interpretation "list head" 'hd = (head _).
+interpretation "list head applied" 'hd2 d l = (head _ d l).
+