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+
+include "Basic_2/substitution/gdrop.ma".
+
+(* GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT SLICING ***********************************************)
+
+(* Main properties **********************************************************)
+
+theorem gdrop_mono: ∀G,G1,e. ⇓[e] G ≡ G1 → ∀G2. ⇓[e] G ≡ G2 → G1 = G2.
+#G #G1 #e #H elim H -G -G1
+[ #G #He #G2 #H
+ >(gdrop_inv_gt … H He) -H -He //
+| #G #He #G2 #H
+ >(gdrop_inv_eq … H He) -H -He //
+| #I #G #G1 #V #He #_ #IHG1 #G2 #H
+ lapply (gdrop_inv_lt … H He) -H -He /2 width=1/
+]
+qed-.
+
+lemma gdrop_dec: ∀G1,G2,e. Decidable (⇓[e] G1 ≡ G2).
+#G1 #G2 #e
+elim (gdrop_total e G1) #G #HG1
+elim (genv_eq_dec G G2) #HG2
+[ destruct /2 width=1/
+| @or_intror #HG12
+ lapply (gdrop_mono … HG1 … HG12) -HG1 -HG12 /2 width=1/
+]
+qed-.