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## Universals
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We formalise universal quantification using the
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dependent function type, which has appeared throughout this book.
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We formalise universal quantification using the dependent function
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type, which has appeared throughout this book. For instance, in
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Chapter Induction we showed addition is associative:
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Given a variable `x` of type `A` and a proposition `B x` which
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contains `x` as a free variable, the universally quantified
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proposition `∀ (x : A) → B x` holds if for every term `M` of type
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`A` the proposition `B M` holds. Here `B M` stands for
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the proposition `B x` with each free occurrence of `x` replaced by
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`M`. Variable `x` appears free in `B x` but bound in
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`∀ (x : A) → B x`.
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+-assoc : ∀ (m n p : ℕ) → (m + n) + p ≡ m + (n + p)
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which asserts for all natural numbers `m`, `n`, and `p`
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that `(m + n) + p ≡ m + (n + p)` holds. It is a dependent
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function, which given values for `m`, `n`, and `p` returns
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evidence for the corresponding equation.
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In general, given a variable `x` of type `A` and a proposition `B x`
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which contains `x` as a free variable, the universally quantified
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proposition `∀ (x : A) → B x` holds if for every term `M` of type `A`
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the proposition `B M` holds. Here `B M` stands for the proposition
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`B x` with each free occurrence of `x` replaced by `M`. Variable `x`
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appears free in `B x` but bound in `∀ (x : A) → B x`.
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Evidence that `∀ (x : A) → B x` holds is of the form
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-- Your code goes here
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```
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#### Exercise `∃-|-≤` (practice)
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#### Exercise `∃-+-≤` (practice)
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Show that `y ≤ z` holds if and only if there exists a `x` such that
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`x + y ≡ z`.
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