doc-src/TutorialI/Recdef/Nested0.thy

lcp's pass over the book, chapters 1-8

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theory Nested0 = Main:
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In \S\ref{sec:nested-datatype} we defined the datatype of terms
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datatype ('a,'b)"term" = Var 'a | App 'b "('a,'b)term list"

text{*\noindent
and closed with the observation that the associated schema for the definition
of primitive recursive functions leads to overly verbose definitions. Moreover,
if you have worked exercise~\ref{ex:trev-trev} you will have noticed that
you needed to declare essentially the same function as @{term"rev"}
and prove many standard properties of list reverse all over again. 
We will now show you how \isacommand{recdef} can simplify
definitions and proofs about nested recursive datatypes. As an example we
choose exercise~\ref{ex:trev-trev}:
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consts trev  :: "('a,'b)term \<Rightarrow> ('a,'b)term"
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