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+(**************************************************************************)
+(* ___ *)
+(* ||M|| *)
+(* ||A|| A project by Andrea Asperti *)
+(* ||T|| *)
+(* ||I|| Developers: *)
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+(* \ / *)
+(* \ / This file is distributed under the terms of the *)
+(* v GNU General Public License Version 2 *)
+(* *)
+(**************************************************************************)
+
+include "basic_2/notation/constructors/snitem2_3.ma".
+include "basic_2/notation/constructors/star_0.ma".
+include "basic_2/notation/constructors/snabstpos_2.ma".
+include "basic_2/notation/constructors/snabbr_3.ma".
+include "basic_2/notation/constructors/snabbrpos_2.ma".
+include "basic_2/notation/constructors/snabbrneg_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snitem1_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snstar_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snlref_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/sngref_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snabstneg_1.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snproj_3.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snprojpos_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/notation/constructors/snprojneg_2.ma".
+include "alpha_1/grammar/item.ma".
+
+(* TERMS ********************************************************************)
+
+(* terms *)
+inductive term: Type[0] ≝
+ | TAtom: term (* atomic item construction *)
+ | TUnit: item1 → term → term (* unary item construction *)
+ | TPair: item2 → term → term → term (* binary item construction *)
+.
+
+interpretation "top (term)"
+ 'Star = TAtom.
+
+interpretation "term construction (unary)"
+ 'SnItem1 I T = (TUnit I T).
+
+interpretation "term construction (binary)"
+ 'SnItem2 I T1 T2 = (TPair I T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "character (term)"
+ 'SnStar k T = (TUnit (Char k) T).
+
+interpretation "local reference (term)"
+ 'SnLRef i T = (TUnit (LRef i) T).
+
+interpretation "global reference (term)"
+ 'SnGRef p T = (TUnit (GRef p) T).
+
+interpretation "negative abbreviation (term)"
+ 'SnAbbrNeg T = (TUnit Decl T).
+
+interpretation "positive abstraction (term)"
+ 'SnAbstPos T1 T2 = (TPair Abst T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "abbreviation (term)"
+ 'SnAbbr a T1 T2 = (TPair (Abbr a) T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "positive abbreviation (term)"
+ 'SnAbbrPos T1 T2 = (TPair (Abbr true) T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "negative abbreviation (term)"
+ 'SnAbbrNeg T1 T2 = (TPair (Abbr false) T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "projection (term)"
+ 'SnProj a T1 T2 = (TPair (Proj a) T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "positive projection (term)"
+ 'SnProjPos T1 T2 = (TPair (Proj true) T1 T2).
+
+interpretation "negative projection (term)"
+ 'SnProjNeg T1 T2 = (TPair (Proj false) T1 T2).