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+
+include "ground/arith/pnat_pred.ma".
+include "ground/arith/pnat_le.ma".
+
+(* ORDER FOR POSITIVE INTEGERS **********************************************)
+
+(* Destructions with ppred **************************************************)
+
+lemma ple_inv_pred_sn (p) (q): ↓p ≤ q → p ≤ ↑q.
+#p #q elim p -p
+/2 width=1 by ple_succ_bi/
+qed-.
+
+(* Constructions with ppred *************************************************)
+
+lemma ple_succ_pred_dx_refl (p): p ≤ ↑↓p.
+#p @ple_inv_pred_sn // qed.
+
+lemma ple_pred_sn_refl (p): ↓p ≤ p.
+#p elim p -p //
+qed.
+
+lemma ple_pred_bi (p) (q): p ≤ q → ↓p ≤ ↓q.
+#p #q #H elim H -q //
+/2 width=3 by ple_trans/
+qed.
+
+lemma ple_pred_sn (p) (q): p ≤ ↑q → ↓p ≤ q.
+#p #q elim p -p //
+/2 width=1 by ple_pred_bi/
+qed-.
+
+(* Inversions with ppred ****************************************************)
+
+lemma ple_inv_succ_sn (p) (q):
+ ↑p ≤ q → ∧∧ p ≤ ↓q & q = ↑↓q.
+#p #q * -q
+[ /2 width=3 by ple_refl, conj/
+| #q #Hq /3 width=1 by ple_des_succ_sn, conj/
+]
+qed-.