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+
+notation "hvbox( T1 𝟙 break term 46 T2 )"
+ non associative with precedence 45
+ for @{ 'RTop $T1 $T2 }.
+
+include "basic_2/grammar/lenv_px.ma".
+
+(* POINTWISE EXTENSION OF TOP RELATION FOR TERMS ****************************)
+
+definition ttop: relation term ≝ λT1,T2. True.
+
+definition ltop: relation lenv ≝ lpx ttop.
+
+interpretation
+ "top reduction (environment)"
+ 'RTop L1 L2 = (ltop L1 L2).
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma ltop_refl: reflexive … ltop.
+/2 width=1/ qed.
+
+lemma ltop_sym: symmetric … ltop.
+/2 width=1/ qed.
+
+lemma ltop_trans: transitive … ltop.
+/2 width=3/ qed.
+
+lemma ltop_append: ∀K1,K2. K1 𝟙 K2 → ∀L1,L2. L1 𝟙 L2 → L1 @@ K1 𝟙 L2 @@ K2.
+/2 width=1/ qed.
+
+(* Basic inversion lemmas ***************************************************)
+
+lemma ltop_inv_atom1: ∀L2. ⋆ 𝟙 L2 → L2 = ⋆.
+/2 width=2 by lpx_inv_atom1/ qed-.
+
+lemma ltop_inv_pair1: ∀K1,I,V1,L2. K1. ⓑ{I} V1 𝟙 L2 →
+ ∃∃K2,V2. K1 𝟙 K2 & L2 = K2. ⓑ{I} V2.
+#K1 #I #V1 #L2 #H
+elim (lpx_inv_pair1 … H) -H /2 width=4/
+qed-.
+
+lemma ltop_inv_atom2: ∀L1. L1 𝟙 ⋆ → L1 = ⋆.
+/2 width=2 by lpx_inv_atom2/ qed-.
+
+lemma ltop_inv_pair2: ∀L1,K2,I,V2. L1 𝟙 K2. ⓑ{I} V2 →
+ ∃∃K1,V1. K1 𝟙 K2 & L1 = K1. ⓑ{I} V1.
+#L1 #K2 #I #V2 #H
+elim (lpx_inv_pair2 … H) -H /2 width=4/
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic forward lemmas *****************************************************)
+
+lemma ltop_fwd_length: ∀L1,L2. L1 𝟙 L2 → |L1| = |L2|.
+/2 width=2 by lpx_fwd_length/ qed-.