+fact le_repl_sn_conf_aux: ∀x,y,z:nat. x ≤ z → x = y → y ≤ z.
+// qed-.
+
+fact le_repl_sn_trans_aux: ∀x,y,z:nat. x ≤ z → y = x → y ≤ z.
+// qed-.
+
+lemma monotonic_le_minus_l2: ∀x1,x2,y,z. x1 ≤ x2 → x1 - y - z ≤ x2 - y - z.
+/3 width=1 by monotonic_le_minus_l/ qed.
+
+(* Note: this might interfere with nat.ma *)
+lemma monotonic_lt_pred: ∀m,n. m < n → O < m → pred m < pred n.
+#m #n #Hmn #Hm whd >(S_pred … Hm)
+@le_S_S_to_le >S_pred /2 width=3 by transitive_lt/
+qed.
+
+lemma lt_S_S: ∀x,y. x < y → ⫯x < ⫯y.
+/2 width=1 by le_S_S/ qed.
+
+lemma lt_S: ∀n,m. n < m → n < ⫯m.
+/2 width=1 by le_S/ qed.
+
+lemma max_S1_le_S: ∀n1,n2,n. (n1 ∨ n2) ≤ n → (⫯n1 ∨ n2) ≤ ⫯n.
+/4 width=2 by to_max, le_maxr, le_S_S, le_S/ qed-.
+
+lemma max_S2_le_S: ∀n1,n2,n. (n1 ∨ n2) ≤ n → (n1 ∨ ⫯n2) ≤ ⫯n.
+/2 width=1 by max_S1_le_S/ qed-.
+
+lemma arith_j: ∀x,y,z. x-y-1 ≤ x-(y-z)-1.
+/3 width=1 by monotonic_le_minus_l, monotonic_le_minus_r/ qed.
+
+lemma arith_k_sn: ∀z,x,y,n. z < x → x+n ≤ y → x-z-1+n ≤ y-z-1.
+#z #x #y #n #Hzx #Hxny
+>plus_minus [2: /2 width=1 by monotonic_le_minus_r/ ]
+>plus_minus [2: /2 width=1 by lt_to_le/ ]
+/2 width=1 by monotonic_le_minus_l2/
+qed.
+
+lemma arith_k_dx: ∀z,x,y,n. z < x → y ≤ x+n → y-z-1 ≤ x-z-1+n.
+#z #x #y #n #Hzx #Hyxn
+>plus_minus [2: /2 width=1 by monotonic_le_minus_r/ ]
+>plus_minus [2: /2 width=1 by lt_to_le/ ]
+/2 width=1 by monotonic_le_minus_l2/
+qed.
+
+(* Inversion & forward lemmas ***********************************************)
+
+lemma plus_inv_O3: ∀x,y. x + y = 0 → x = 0 ∧ y = 0.
+/2 width=1 by plus_le_0/ qed-.
+
+lemma discr_plus_xy_y: ∀x,y. x + y = y → x = 0.
+// qed-.
+
+lemma discr_plus_x_xy: ∀x,y. x = x + y → y = 0.
+/2 width=2 by le_plus_minus_comm/ qed-.
+
+lemma lt_plus_SO_to_le: ∀x,y. x < y + 1 → x ≤ y.
+/2 width=1 by monotonic_pred/ qed-.
+