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+
+include "basic_2/notation/relations/btpred_8.ma".
+include "basic_2/substitution/fquq.ma".
+include "basic_2/multiple/lleq.ma".
+include "basic_2/reduction/lpx.ma".
+
+(* "QRST" PARALLEL REDUCTION FOR CLOSURES ***********************************)
+
+inductive fpbq (h) (o) (G1) (L1) (T1): relation3 genv lenv term ≝
+| fpbq_fquq: ∀G2,L2,T2. ⦃G1, L1, T1⦄ ⊐⸮ ⦃G2, L2, T2⦄ → fpbq h o G1 L1 T1 G2 L2 T2
+| fpbq_cpx : ∀T2. ⦃G1, L1⦄ ⊢ T1 ➡[h, o] T2 → fpbq h o G1 L1 T1 G1 L1 T2
+| fpbq_lpx : ∀L2. ⦃G1, L1⦄ ⊢ ➡[h, o] L2 → fpbq h o G1 L1 T1 G1 L2 T1
+| fpbq_lleq: ∀L2. L1 ≡[T1, 0] L2 → fpbq h o G1 L1 T1 G1 L2 T1
+.
+
+interpretation
+ "'qrst' parallel reduction (closure)"
+ 'BTPRed h o G1 L1 T1 G2 L2 T2 = (fpbq h o G1 L1 T1 G2 L2 T2).
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma fpbq_refl: ∀h,o. tri_reflexive … (fpbq h o).
+/2 width=1 by fpbq_cpx/ qed.
+
+lemma cpr_fpbq: ∀h,o,G,L,T1,T2. ⦃G, L⦄ ⊢ T1 ➡ T2 → ⦃G, L, T1⦄ ≽[h, o] ⦃G, L, T2⦄.
+/3 width=1 by fpbq_cpx, cpr_cpx/ qed.
+
+lemma lpr_fpbq: ∀h,o,G,L1,L2,T. ⦃G, L1⦄ ⊢ ➡ L2 → ⦃G, L1, T⦄ ≽[h, o] ⦃G, L2, T⦄.
+/3 width=1 by fpbq_lpx, lpr_lpx/ qed.