+(********** relations on unboxed pairs **********)
+
+definition bi_relation: Type[0] → Type[0] → Type[0]
+≝ λA,B.A→B→A→B→Prop.
+
+definition bi_reflexive: ∀A,B. ∀R:bi_relation A B. Prop
+≝ λA,B,R. ∀a,b. R a b a b.
+
+definition bi_symmetric: ∀A,B. ∀R: bi_relation A B. Prop ≝ λA,B,R.
+ ∀a1,a2,b1,b2. R a2 b2 a1 b1 → R a1 b1 a2 b2.
+
+definition bi_transitive: ∀A,B. ∀R: bi_relation A B. Prop ≝ λA,B,R.
+ ∀a1,a,b1,b. R a1 b1 a b →
+ ∀a2,b2. R a b a2 b2 → R a1 b1 a2 b2.
+
+definition bi_RC: ∀A,B:Type[0]. bi_relation A B → bi_relation A B ≝
+ λA,B,R,a1,b1,a2,b2. R … a1 b1 a2 b2 ∨ (a1 = a2 ∧ b1 = b2).
+
+lemma bi_RC_reflexive: ∀A,B,R. bi_reflexive A B (bi_RC … R).
+/3 width=1/ qed.
+
+(********** relations on unboxed triples **********)
+
+definition tri_relation: Type[0] → Type[0] → Type[0] → Type[0]
+≝ λA,B,C.A→B→C→A→B→C→Prop.
+
+definition tri_reflexive: ∀A,B,C. ∀R:tri_relation A B C. Prop
+≝ λA,B,C,R. ∀a,b,c. R a b c a b c.
+
+definition tri_symmetric: ∀A,B,C. ∀R: tri_relation A B C. Prop ≝ λA,B,C,R.
+ ∀a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2.
+ R a2 b2 c2 a1 b1 c1 → R a1 b1 c1 a2 b2 c2.
+
+definition tri_transitive: ∀A,B,C. ∀R: tri_relation A B C. Prop ≝ λA,B,C,R.
+ ∀a1,a,b1,b,c1,c. R a1 b1 c1 a b c →
+ ∀a2,b2,c2. R a b c a2 b2 c2 → R a1 b1 c1 a2 b2 c2.