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 terminate because of automatic splitting of \isa{if}.
 Let us look at an example:%
 \end{isamarkuptext}%
 \isacommand{consts}\ gcd\ {\isacharcolon}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}nat{\isasymtimes}nat\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ nat{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
 \isacommand{recdef}\ gcd\ {\isachardoublequote}measure\ {\isacharparenleft}{\isasymlambda}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardot}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
-\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ {\isacharparenleft}if\ n{\isacharequal}\isadigit{0}\ then\ m\ else\ gcd{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}%
+\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ {\isacharparenleft}if\ n{\isacharequal}{\isadigit{0}}\ then\ m\ else\ gcd{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}%
 \begin{isamarkuptext}%
 \noindent
 According to the measure function, the second argument should decrease with
 each recursive call. The resulting termination condition
 \begin{isabelle}%
-\ \ \ \ \ n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ \isadigit{0}\ {\isasymLongrightarrow}\ m\ mod\ n\ {\isacharless}\ n%
+\ \ \ \ \ n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ {\isadigit{0}}\ {\isasymLongrightarrow}\ m\ mod\ n\ {\isacharless}\ n%
 \end{isabelle}
 is provded automatically because it is already present as a lemma in the
 arithmetic library. Thus the recursion equation becomes a simplification
 rule. Of course the equation is nonterminating if we are allowed to unfold
 the recursive call inside the \isa{else} branch, which is why programming

 \begin{isabelle}%
 \ \ \ \ \ gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ k%
 \end{isabelle}
 in one step to
 \begin{isabelle}%
-\ \ \ \ \ {\isacharparenleft}if\ n\ {\isacharequal}\ \isadigit{0}\ then\ m\ else\ gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ k%
+\ \ \ \ \ {\isacharparenleft}if\ n\ {\isacharequal}\ {\isadigit{0}}\ then\ m\ else\ gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ k%
 \end{isabelle}
 where the condition cannot be reduced further, and splitting leads to
 \begin{isabelle}%
-\ \ \ \ \ {\isacharparenleft}n\ {\isacharequal}\ \isadigit{0}\ {\isasymlongrightarrow}\ m\ {\isacharequal}\ k{\isacharparenright}\ {\isasymand}\ {\isacharparenleft}n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ \isadigit{0}\ {\isasymlongrightarrow}\ gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ k{\isacharparenright}%
+\ \ \ \ \ {\isacharparenleft}n\ {\isacharequal}\ {\isadigit{0}}\ {\isasymlongrightarrow}\ m\ {\isacharequal}\ k{\isacharparenright}\ {\isasymand}\ {\isacharparenleft}n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ {\isadigit{0}}\ {\isasymlongrightarrow}\ gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ k{\isacharparenright}%
 \end{isabelle}
 Since the recursive call \isa{gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}} is no longer protected by
 an \isa{if}, it is unfolded again, which leads to an infinite chain of
 simplification steps. Fortunately, this problem can be avoided in many
 different ways.

 
 If possible, the definition should be given by pattern matching on the left
 rather than \isa{if} on the right. In the case of \isa{gcd} the
 following alternative definition suggests itself:%
 \end{isamarkuptext}%
-\isacommand{consts}\ gcd\isadigit{1}\ {\isacharcolon}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}nat{\isasymtimes}nat\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ nat{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
-\isacommand{recdef}\ gcd\isadigit{1}\ {\isachardoublequote}measure\ {\isacharparenleft}{\isasymlambda}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardot}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
-\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\isadigit{1}\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ \isadigit{0}{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ m{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
-\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\isadigit{1}\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ gcd\isadigit{1}{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}%
+\isacommand{consts}\ gcd{\isadigit{1}}\ {\isacharcolon}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}nat{\isasymtimes}nat\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ nat{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\isacommand{recdef}\ gcd{\isadigit{1}}\ {\isachardoublequote}measure\ {\isacharparenleft}{\isasymlambda}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardot}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd{\isadigit{1}}\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ {\isadigit{0}}{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ m{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd{\isadigit{1}}\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ gcd{\isadigit{1}}{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}%
 \begin{isamarkuptext}%
 \noindent
 Note that the order of equations is important and hides the side condition
-\isa{n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ \isadigit{0}}. Unfortunately, in general the case distinction
+\isa{n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ {\isadigit{0}}}. Unfortunately, in general the case distinction
 may not be expressible by pattern matching.
 
 A very simple alternative is to replace \isa{if} by \isa{case}, which
 is also available for \isa{bool} but is not split automatically:%
 \end{isamarkuptext}%
-\isacommand{consts}\ gcd\isadigit{2}\ {\isacharcolon}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}nat{\isasymtimes}nat\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ nat{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
-\isacommand{recdef}\ gcd\isadigit{2}\ {\isachardoublequote}measure\ {\isacharparenleft}{\isasymlambda}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardot}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
-\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\isadigit{2}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ {\isacharparenleft}case\ n{\isacharequal}\isadigit{0}\ of\ True\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ m\ {\isacharbar}\ False\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ gcd\isadigit{2}{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}%
+\isacommand{consts}\ gcd{\isadigit{2}}\ {\isacharcolon}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}nat{\isasymtimes}nat\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ nat{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\isacommand{recdef}\ gcd{\isadigit{2}}\ {\isachardoublequote}measure\ {\isacharparenleft}{\isasymlambda}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardot}n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\ \ {\isachardoublequote}gcd{\isadigit{2}}{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ {\isacharparenleft}case\ n{\isacharequal}{\isadigit{0}}\ of\ True\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ m\ {\isacharbar}\ False\ {\isasymRightarrow}\ gcd{\isadigit{2}}{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}%
 \begin{isamarkuptext}%
 \noindent
 In fact, this is probably the neatest solution next to pattern matching.
 
 A final alternative is to replace the offending simplification rules by
 derived conditional ones. For \isa{gcd} it means we have to prove%
 \end{isamarkuptext}%
-\isacommand{lemma}\ {\isacharbrackleft}simp{\isacharbrackright}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ \isadigit{0}{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ m{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\isacommand{lemma}\ {\isacharbrackleft}simp{\isacharbrackright}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}gcd\ {\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ {\isadigit{0}}{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ m{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
 \isacommand{apply}{\isacharparenleft}simp{\isacharparenright}\isanewline
 \isacommand{done}\isanewline
-\isacommand{lemma}\ {\isacharbrackleft}simp{\isacharbrackright}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ \isadigit{0}\ {\isasymLongrightarrow}\ gcd{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ gcd{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
+\isacommand{lemma}\ {\isacharbrackleft}simp{\isacharbrackright}{\isacharcolon}\ {\isachardoublequote}n\ {\isasymnoteq}\ {\isadigit{0}}\ {\isasymLongrightarrow}\ gcd{\isacharparenleft}m{\isacharcomma}\ n{\isacharparenright}\ {\isacharequal}\ gcd{\isacharparenleft}n{\isacharcomma}\ m\ mod\ n{\isacharparenright}{\isachardoublequote}\isanewline
 \isacommand{apply}{\isacharparenleft}simp{\isacharparenright}\isanewline
 \isacommand{done}%
 \begin{isamarkuptext}%
 \noindent
 after which we can disable the original simplification rule:%