Library Coq.Arith.Minus

minus (difference between two natural numbers) is defined in Init/Peano.v as:

Fixpoint minus (n m:nat) : nat :=
  match n, m with
  | O, _ => n
  | S k, O => S k
  | S k, S l => k - l
  end
where "n - m" := (minus n m) : nat_scope.

Require Import Lt.
Require Import Le.

Local Open Scope nat_scope.

Implicit Types m n p : nat.

0 is right neutral

Lemma minus_n_O : forall n, n = n - 0.
Hint Resolve minus_n_O: arith v62.

Permutation with successor

Lemma minus_Sn_m : forall n m, m <= n -> S (n - m) = S n - m.
Hint Resolve minus_Sn_m: arith v62.

Theorem pred_of_minus : forall n, pred n = n - 1.

Diagonal

Lemma minus_diag : forall n, n - n = 0.

Lemma minus_diag_reverse : forall n, 0 = n - n.
Hint Resolve minus_diag_reverse: arith v62.

Notation minus_n_n := minus_diag_reverse.

Simplification

Lemma minus_plus_simpl_l_reverse : forall n m p, n - m = p + n - (p + m ).
Hint Resolve minus_plus_simpl_l_reverse: arith v62.

Relation with plus

Lemma plus_minus : forall n m p, n = m + p -> p = n - m.
Hint Immediate plus_minus: arith v62.

Lemma minus_plus : forall n m, n + m - n = m.
Hint Resolve minus_plus: arith v62.

Lemma le_plus_minus : forall n m, n <= m -> m = n + (m - n ).
Hint Resolve le_plus_minus: arith v62.

Lemma le_plus_minus_r : forall n m, n <= m -> n + (m - n ) = m.
Hint Resolve le_plus_minus_r: arith v62.

Relation with order

Theorem minus_le_compat_r : forall n m p : nat, n <= m -> n - p <= m - p.

Theorem minus_le_compat_l : forall n m p : nat, n <= m -> p - m <= p - n.

Corollary le_minus : forall n m, n - m <= n.

Lemma lt_minus : forall n m, m <= n -> 0 < m -> n - m < n.
Hint Resolve lt_minus: arith v62.

Lemma lt_O_minus_lt : forall n m, 0 < n - m -> m < n.
Hint Immediate lt_O_minus_lt: arith v62.

Theorem not_le_minus_0 : forall n m, ~ m <= n -> n - m = 0.