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   3       </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">Synopsis:</span></dt><dd><p><span class="bold"><strong>generalize</strong></span> <span class="emphasis"><em><a class="link" href="tacticargs.html#grammar.pattern">pattern</a></em></span></p></dd><dt><span class="term">Pre-conditions:</span></dt><dd><p>All the terms matched by <span class="command"><strong>patt</strong></span> must be
   4              convertible and close in the context of the current sequent.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Action:</span></dt><dd><p>It closes the current sequent by applying a stronger
   5              lemma that is proved using the new generated sequent.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">New sequents to prove:</span></dt><dd><p>It opens a new sequent where the current sequent conclusion
   6              <span class="command"><strong>G</strong></span> is generalized to
   7              <span class="command"><strong>∀x.G{x/t}</strong></span> where <span class="command"><strong>{x/t}</strong></span>
   8              is a notation for the replacement with <span class="command"><strong>x</strong></span> of all
   9              the occurrences of the term <span class="command"><strong>t</strong></span> matched by
  10              <span class="command"><strong>patt</strong></span>. If <span class="command"><strong>patt</strong></span> matches no
  11              subterm then <span class="command"><strong>t</strong></span> is defined as the
  12              <span class="command"><strong>wanted</strong></span> part of the pattern.</p></dd></dl></div><p>
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