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+-- Copyright (c) 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+-- Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+-- Author: Leonardo de Moura
+import logic
+
+-- Function extensionality
+axiom funext : ∀ {A : Type} {B : A → Type} {f g : Π x, B x} (H : ∀ x, f x = g x), f = g