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+
+include "static_2/notation/relations/stareqsn_8.ma".
+include "static_2/syntax/genv.ma".
+include "static_2/static/rdeq.ma".
+
+(* DEGREE-BASED EQUIVALENCE FOR CLOSURES ON REFERRED ENTRIES ****************)
+
+inductive fdeq (h) (o) (G) (L1) (T1): relation3 genv lenv term ≝
+| fdeq_intro_sn: ∀L2,T2. L1 ≛[h, o, T1] L2 → T1 ≛[h, o] T2 →
+ fdeq h o G L1 T1 G L2 T2
+.
+
+interpretation
+ "degree-based equivalence on referred entries (closure)"
+ 'StarEqSn h o G1 L1 T1 G2 L2 T2 = (fdeq h o G1 L1 T1 G2 L2 T2).
+
+(* Basic_properties *********************************************************)
+
+lemma fdeq_intro_dx (h) (o) (G): ∀L1,L2,T2. L1 ≛[h, o, T2] L2 →
+ ∀T1. T1 ≛[h, o] T2 → ⦃G, L1, T1⦄ ≛[h, o] ⦃G, L2, T2⦄.
+/3 width=3 by fdeq_intro_sn, tdeq_rdeq_div/ qed.
+
+(* Basic inversion lemmas ***************************************************)
+
+lemma fdeq_inv_gen_sn: ∀h,o,G1,G2,L1,L2,T1,T2. ⦃G1, L1, T1⦄ ≛[h, o] ⦃G2, L2, T2⦄ →
+ ∧∧ G1 = G2 & L1 ≛[h, o, T1] L2 & T1 ≛[h, o] T2.
+#h #o #G1 #G2 #L1 #L2 #T1 #T2 * -G2 -L2 -T2 /2 width=1 by and3_intro/
+qed-.
+
+lemma fdeq_inv_gen_dx: ∀h,o,G1,G2,L1,L2,T1,T2. ⦃G1, L1, T1⦄ ≛[h, o] ⦃G2, L2, T2⦄ →
+ ∧∧ G1 = G2 & L1 ≛[h, o, T2] L2 & T1 ≛[h, o] T2.
+#h #o #G1 #G2 #L1 #L2 #T1 #T2 * -G2 -L2 -T2
+/3 width=3 by tdeq_rdeq_conf, and3_intro/
+qed-.
+
+(* Basic_2A1: removed theorems 6:
+ fleq_refl fleq_sym fleq_inv_gen
+ fleq_trans fleq_canc_sn fleq_canc_dx
+*)