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   3      <span class="command"><strong>P</strong></span>.</p><p>If <span class="command"><strong>p</strong></span> is provided, it must be a proof term for
   4      <span class="command"><strong>P</strong></span>. Otherwise an interactive proof is started.</p><p><span class="command"><strong>P</strong></span> can be omitted only if the proof is not
   5      interactive.</p><p>A warning is raised if the name of the theorem cannot be obtained
   6       by mangling the name of the constants in its thesis.</p><p>Notice that the command is equivalent to <span class="command"><strong>definition f: T ≝ t</strong></span>.</p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="corollary"></a><span class="bold"><strong>corollary</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.id">id</a></em></span>[<span class="bold"><strong>:</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>] [<span class="bold"><strong>≝</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>]</h3></div></div></div><p><strong class="userinput"><code>corollary f: T ≝ t</code></strong></p><p>Same as <span class="command"><strong>theorem f: T ≝ t</strong></span></p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="lemma"></a><span class="bold"><strong>lemma</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.id">id</a></em></span>[<span class="bold"><strong>:</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>] [<span class="bold"><strong>≝</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>]</h3></div></div></div><p><strong class="userinput"><code>lemma f: T ≝ t</code></strong></p><p>Same as <span class="command"><strong>theorem f: T ≝ t</strong></span></p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="fact"></a><span class="bold"><strong>fact</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.id">id</a></em></span>[<span class="bold"><strong>:</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>] [<span class="bold"><strong>≝</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>]</h3></div></div></div><p><strong class="userinput"><code>fact f: T ≝ t</code></strong></p><p>Same as <span class="command"><strong>theorem f: T ≝ t</strong></span></p></div><div class="sect2"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="example"></a><span class="bold"><strong>example</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.id">id</a></em></span>[<span class="bold"><strong>:</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>] [<span class="bold"><strong>≝</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="sec_terms.html#grammar.term">term</a></em></span>]</h3></div></div></div><p><strong class="userinput"><code>example f: T ≝ t</code></strong></p><p>Same as <span class="command"><strong>theorem f: T ≝ t</strong></span>, but the example
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