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+
+include "basic_2/syntax/lenv.ma".
+
+(* LENGTH OF A LOCAL ENVIRONMENT ********************************************)
+
+rec definition length L ≝ match L with
+[ LAtom ⇒ 0
+| LPair L _ _ ⇒ ⫯(length L)
+].
+
+interpretation "length (local environment)" 'card L = (length L).
+
+(* Basic properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma length_atom: |⋆| = 0.
+// qed.
+
+lemma length_pair: ∀I,L,V. |L.ⓑ{I}V| = ⫯|L|.
+// qed.
+
+(* Basic inversion lemmas ***************************************************)
+
+lemma length_inv_zero_dx: ∀L. |L| = 0 → L = ⋆.
+* // #L #I #V >length_pair
+#H destruct
+qed-.
+
+lemma length_inv_zero_sn: ∀L. 0 = |L| → L = ⋆.
+/2 width=1 by length_inv_zero_dx/ qed-.
+
+(* Basic_2A1: was: length_inv_pos_dx *)
+lemma length_inv_succ_dx: ∀n,L. |L| = ⫯n →
+ ∃∃I,K,V. |K| = n & L = K. ⓑ{I}V.
+#n * [ >length_atom #H destruct ]
+#L #I #V >length_pair /3 width=5 by ex2_3_intro, injective_S/
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic_2A1: was: length_inv_pos_sn *)
+lemma length_inv_succ_sn: ∀n,L. ⫯n = |L| →
+ ∃∃I,K,V. n = |K| & L = K. ⓑ{I}V.
+#l #L #H lapply (sym_eq ??? H) -H
+#H elim (length_inv_succ_dx … H) -H /2 width=5 by ex2_3_intro/
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic_2A1: removed theorems 1: length_inj *)