let rec times n m \def
match n with
[ O \Rightarrow O
- | (S p) \Rightarrow (plus m (times p m)) ].
+ | (S p) \Rightarrow (m+(times p m)) ].
-theorem times_n_O: \forall n:nat. O = times n O.
+interpretation "natural times" 'times x y = (cic:/matita/nat/times/times.con x y).
+
+theorem times_n_O: \forall n:nat. O = n*O.
intros.elim n.
simplify.reflexivity.
simplify.assumption.
qed.
theorem times_n_Sm :
-\forall n,m:nat.plus n (times n m) = times n (S m).
+\forall n,m:nat.n+n*m = n*(S m).
intros.elim n.
simplify.reflexivity.
simplify.apply eq_f.rewrite < H.
-transitivity (plus (plus n1 m) (times n1 m)).symmetry.apply assoc_plus.
-transitivity (plus (plus m n1) (times n1 m)).
+transitivity ((n1+m)+n1*m).symmetry.apply assoc_plus.
+transitivity ((m+n1)+n1*m).
apply eq_f2.
apply sym_plus.
reflexivity.
theorem symmetric_times : symmetric nat times. *)
theorem sym_times :
-\forall n,m:nat.times n m = times m n.
+\forall n,m:nat.n*m = m*n.
intros.elim n.
simplify.apply times_n_O.
simplify.rewrite > H.apply times_n_Sm.
rewrite > assoc_plus.reflexivity.
qed.
-variant times_plus_distr: \forall n,m,p:nat.
-times n (plus m p) = plus (times n m) (times n p)
+variant times_plus_distr: \forall n,m,p:nat. n*(m+p)=n*m+n*p
\def distributive_times_plus.