author | blanchet |
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:15:47 +0200 | |
changeset 39895 | a91a84b1dfdd |
parent 16417 | 9bc16273c2d4 |
permissions | -rw-r--r-- |
(*<*) theory prime_def imports Main begin; consts prime :: "nat \<Rightarrow> bool" (*>*) text{* \begin{warn} A common mistake when writing definitions is to introduce extra free variables on the right-hand side. Consider the following, flawed definition (where @{text"dvd"} means ``divides''): @{term[display,quotes]"prime(p) == 1 < p & (m dvd p --> (m=1 | m=p))"} \par\noindent\hangindent=0pt Isabelle rejects this ``definition'' because of the extra @{term"m"} on the right-hand side, which would introduce an inconsistency (why?). The correct version is @{term[display,quotes]"prime(p) == 1 < p & (!m. m dvd p --> (m=1 | m=p))"} \end{warn} *} (*<*) end (*>*)