diff --git a/library/data/num.lean b/library/data/num.lean
index 8f9650b20..30442d018 100644
--- a/library/data/num.lean
+++ b/library/data/num.lean
@@ -5,24 +5,42 @@ Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
 Module: data.num
 Author: Leonardo de Moura
 -/
-
-import logic.eq
-open bool
+import data.bool
+open bool eq.ops decidable
 
 namespace pos_num
   theorem succ_not_is_one (a : pos_num) : is_one (succ a) = ff :=
   pos_num.induction_on a rfl (take n iH, rfl) (take n iH, rfl)
 
-  theorem pred.succ (a : pos_num) : pred (succ a) = a :=
-  pos_num.rec_on a
-    rfl
-    (take (n : pos_num) (iH : pred (succ n) = n),
+  theorem succ_one_eq_bit0_one : succ one = bit0 one :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ (a : pos_num) : succ (bit1 a) = bit0 (succ a) :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem succ_bit0_eq_bit1 (a : pos_num) : succ (bit0 a) = bit1 a :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem ne_of_bit0_ne_bit0 {a b : pos_num} (H₁ : bit0 a ≠ bit0 b) : a ≠ b :=
+  assume H : a = b,
+  absurd rfl (H ▸ H₁)
+
+  theorem ne_of_bit1_ne_bit1 {a b : pos_num} (H₁ : bit1 a ≠ bit1 b) : a ≠ b :=
+  assume H : a = b,
+  absurd rfl (H ▸ H₁)
+
+  theorem pred_bit0_eq_cond (a : pos_num) : pred (bit0 a) = cond (is_one a) one (bit1 (pred a)) :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem pred_succ : ∀ (a : pos_num), pred (succ a) = a
+  | pred_succ one      := rfl
+  | pred_succ (bit0 a) := by rewrite succ_bit0_eq_bit1
+  | pred_succ (bit1 a) :=
       calc
-        pred (succ (bit1 n)) = cond (is_one (succ n)) one (bit1 (pred (succ n))) : rfl
-                       ...   = cond ff one (bit1 (pred (succ n)))                : succ_not_is_one
-                       ...   = bit1 (pred (succ n))                              : rfl
-                       ...   = bit1 n                                            : iH)
-    (take (n : pos_num) (iH : pred (succ n) = n), rfl)
+        pred (succ (bit1 a)) = cond (is_one (succ a)) one (bit1 (pred (succ a))) : rfl
+                       ...   = cond ff one (bit1 (pred (succ a)))                : succ_not_is_one
+                       ...   = bit1 (pred (succ a))                              : rfl
+                       ...   = bit1 a                                            : pred_succ a
 
   section
   variables (a b : pos_num)
@@ -69,4 +87,456 @@ namespace pos_num
       calc bit0 n * one = bit0 (n * one)       : rfl
                     ... = bit0 n               : iH)
 
+  theorem decidable_eq [instance] : ∀ (a b : pos_num), decidable (a = b)
+  | decidable_eq one      one      := inl rfl
+  | decidable_eq one      (bit0 b) := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H)
+  | decidable_eq one      (bit1 b) := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H)
+  | decidable_eq (bit0 a) one      := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H)
+  | decidable_eq (bit0 a) (bit0 b) :=
+    match decidable_eq a b with
+    | inl H₁  := inl (eq.rec_on H₁ rfl)
+    | inr H₁  := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H (λ H₂, absurd H₂ H₁))
+    end
+  | decidable_eq (bit0 a) (bit1 b) := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H)
+  | decidable_eq (bit1 a) one      := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H)
+  | decidable_eq (bit1 a) (bit0 b) := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H)
+  | decidable_eq (bit1 a) (bit1 b) :=
+    match decidable_eq a b with
+    | inl H₁  := inl (eq.rec_on H₁ rfl)
+    | inr H₁  := inr (λ H, pos_num.no_confusion H (λ H₂, absurd H₂ H₁))
+    end
+
+  local notation a < b         := (lt a b = tt)
+  local notation a `≮`:50 b:50 := (lt a b = ff)
+
+  theorem lt_one_right_eq_ff : ∀ a : pos_num, a ≮ one
+  | lt_one_right_eq_ff one      := rfl
+  | lt_one_right_eq_ff (bit0 a) := rfl
+  | lt_one_right_eq_ff (bit1 a) := rfl
+
+  theorem lt_one_succ_eq_tt : ∀ a : pos_num, one < succ a
+  | lt_one_succ_eq_tt one      := rfl
+  | lt_one_succ_eq_tt (bit0 a) := rfl
+  | lt_one_succ_eq_tt (bit1 a) := rfl
+
+  theorem lt_of_lt_bit0_bit0 {a b : pos_num} (H : bit0 a < bit0 b) : a < b := H
+  theorem lt_of_lt_bit0_bit1 {a b : pos_num} (H : bit1 a < bit0 b) : a < b := H
+  theorem lt_of_lt_bit1_bit1 {a b : pos_num} (H : bit1 a < bit1 b) : a < b := H
+  theorem lt_of_lt_bit1_bit0 {a b : pos_num} (H : bit0 a < bit1 b) : a < succ b := H
+
+  theorem lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt (a b : pos_num) : lt (bit0 a) (bit0 b) = lt a b :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt (a b : pos_num) : lt (bit1 a) (bit1 b) = lt a b :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt (a b : pos_num) : lt (bit1 a) (bit0 b) = lt a b :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ (a b : pos_num) : lt (bit0 a) (bit1 b) = lt a (succ b) :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem lt_irrefl : ∀ (a : pos_num), a ≮ a
+  | lt_irrefl one      := rfl
+  | lt_irrefl (bit0 a) :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt, apply lt_irrefl
+    end
+  | lt_irrefl (bit1 a) :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt, apply lt_irrefl
+    end
+
+  theorem ne_of_lt_eq_tt : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a < b → a = b → false
+  | @ne_of_lt_eq_tt one      ⌞one⌟      H₁ (eq.refl one)      := absurd H₁ ff_ne_tt
+  | @ne_of_lt_eq_tt (bit0 a) ⌞(bit0 a)⌟ H₁ (eq.refl (bit0 a)) :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁,
+      apply (ne_of_lt_eq_tt H₁ (eq.refl a))
+    end
+  | @ne_of_lt_eq_tt (bit1 a) ⌞(bit1 a)⌟ H₁ (eq.refl (bit1 a)) :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₁,
+      apply (ne_of_lt_eq_tt H₁ (eq.refl a))
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_base : ∀ a : pos_num, a < succ a
+  | lt_base one      := rfl
+  | lt_base (bit0 a) :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ],
+      apply lt_base
+    end
+  | lt_base (bit1 a) :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt],
+      apply lt_base
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_step : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a < b → a < succ b
+  | @lt_step one      one      H := rfl
+  | @lt_step one      (bit0 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_step one      (bit1 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_step (bit0 a) one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_step (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (lt_step H)
+    end
+  | @lt_step (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H],
+      exact H
+    end
+  | @lt_step (bit1 a) one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_step (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      exact H
+    end
+  | @lt_step (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (lt_step H)
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_of_lt_succ_succ : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, succ a < succ b → a < b
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ one      one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ one      (bit0 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ one      (bit1 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ (bit0 a) one      H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H, succ_one_eq_bit0_one at H, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff a) H)
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H := by exact H
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H := by exact H
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ (bit1 a) one      H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H, succ_one_eq_bit0_one at H, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff (succ a)) H)
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H],
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt,
+      apply (lt_of_lt_succ_succ H)
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_succ (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt, *succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (lt_of_lt_succ_succ H)
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_succ_succ : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a < b → succ a < succ b
+  | @lt_succ_succ one      one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_succ_succ one      (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1, succ_one_eq_bit0_one, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ],
+      apply lt_one_succ_eq_tt
+    end
+  | @lt_succ_succ one      (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_one_eq_bit0_one, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt],
+      apply lt_one_succ_eq_tt
+    end
+  | @lt_succ_succ (bit0 a) one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_succ_succ (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H := by exact H
+  | @lt_succ_succ (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H := by exact H
+  | @lt_succ_succ (bit1 a) one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_succ_succ (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ, succ_bit0_eq_bit1, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (lt_succ_succ H)
+    end
+  | @lt_succ_succ (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H, *succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt],
+      apply (lt_succ_succ H)
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_of_lt_succ : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, succ a < b → a < b
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ one      one      H := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt !lt_one_right_eq_ff H
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ one      (bit0 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ one      (bit1 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ (bit0 a) one      H := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt !lt_one_right_eq_ff H
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H := by exact H
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ],
+      apply (lt_step H)
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ (bit1 a) one      H := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt !lt_one_right_eq_ff H
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H],
+      apply (lt_of_lt_succ H)
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt],
+      apply (lt_of_lt_succ_succ H)
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a < succ b → a ≠ b → a < b
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne one      one      H₁ H₂ := absurd rfl H₂
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne one      (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ := rfl
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne one      (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ := rfl
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne (bit0 a) one      H₁ H₂ :=
+  begin
+    rewrite [succ_one_eq_bit0_one at H₁, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+    apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₁)
+  end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H₁, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H₁],
+      apply (lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₁ (ne_of_bit0_ne_bit0 H₂))
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H₁, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ],
+      exact H₁
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne (bit1 a) one      H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_one_eq_bit0_one at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+      apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₁)
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H₁, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt],
+      exact H₁
+    end
+  | @lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt],
+      apply (lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₁ (ne_of_bit1_ne_bit1 H₂))
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_trans : ∀ {a b c : pos_num}, a < b → b < c → a < c
+  | @lt_trans one      b        (bit0 c) H₁ H₂ := rfl
+  | @lt_trans one      b        (bit1 c) H₁ H₂ := rfl
+  | @lt_trans a        (bit0 b) one      H₁ H₂ := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₂
+  | @lt_trans a        (bit1 b) one      H₁ H₂ := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₂
+  | @lt_trans (bit0 a) (bit0 b) (bit0 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at *, apply (lt_trans H₁ H₂)
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit0 a) (bit0 b) (bit1 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at *, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+      apply (lt_trans H₁ H₂)
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit0 a) (bit1 b) (bit0 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₂, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt],
+      apply (@by_cases (a = b)),
+      begin
+         intro H, rewrite -H at H₂, exact H₂
+      end,
+      begin
+        intro H,
+        apply (lt_trans (lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₁ H) H₂)
+      end
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit0 a) (bit1 b) (bit1 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at *, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₂],
+      apply (lt_trans H₁ (lt_succ_succ H₂))
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit1 a) (bit0 b) (bit0 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₂, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at *],
+      apply (lt_trans H₁ H₂)
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit1 a) (bit0 b) (bit1 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H₂, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt],
+      apply (@by_cases (b = c)),
+      begin
+        intro H, rewrite H at H₁, exact H₁
+      end,
+      begin
+        intro H,
+        apply (lt_trans H₁ (lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₂ H))
+      end
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit1 a) (bit1 b) (bit0 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₂, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt],
+      apply (lt_trans H₁ H₂)
+    end
+  | @lt_trans (bit1 a) (bit1 b) (bit1 c) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at *,
+      apply (lt_trans H₁ H₂)
+    end
+
+  theorem lt_antisymm : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a < b → b ≮ a
+  | @lt_antisymm one      one      H := rfl
+  | @lt_antisymm one      (bit0 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_antisymm one      (bit1 b) H := rfl
+  | @lt_antisymm (bit0 a) one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_antisymm (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at *,
+      apply (lt_antisymm H)
+    end
+  | @lt_antisymm (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt,
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H,
+      have H₁ : succ b ≮ a, from lt_antisymm H,
+      apply eq_ff_of_ne_tt,
+        intro H₂,
+        apply (@by_cases (succ b = a)),
+        show succ b = a → false,
+        begin
+          intro Hp,
+          rewrite -Hp at H,
+          apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_irrefl (succ b)) H)
+        end,
+        show succ b ≠ a → false,
+        begin
+          intro Hn,
+          have H₃ : succ b < succ a, from lt_succ_succ H₂,
+          have H₄ : succ b < a, from lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₃ Hn,
+          apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt H₁ H₄)
+        end,
+    end
+  | @lt_antisymm (bit1 a) one      H := absurd H ff_ne_tt
+  | @lt_antisymm (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ,
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H,
+      have H₁ : lt b a = ff, from lt_antisymm H,
+      apply eq_ff_of_ne_tt,
+        intro H₂,
+        apply (@by_cases (b = a)),
+        show b = a → false,
+        begin
+          intro Hp,
+          rewrite -Hp at H,
+          apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_irrefl b) H)
+        end,
+        show b ≠ a → false,
+        begin
+          intro Hn,
+          have H₃ : b < a, from lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₂ Hn,
+          apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt H₁ H₃)
+        end,
+      end
+  | @lt_antisymm (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H :=
+    begin
+      rewrite lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at *,
+      apply (lt_antisymm H)
+    end
+
+  local notation a ≤ b := (le a b = tt)
+
+  theorem le_refl : ∀ a : pos_num, a ≤ a :=
+  lt_base
+
+  theorem le_eq_lt_succ {a b : pos_num} : le a b = lt a (succ b) :=
+  rfl
+
+  theorem not_lt_of_le : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a ≤ b → b < a → false
+  | @not_lt_of_le one      one      H₁ H₂ := absurd H₂ ff_ne_tt
+  | @not_lt_of_le one      (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₂
+  | @not_lt_of_le one      (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ := absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₂
+  | @not_lt_of_le (bit0 a) one      H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at H₁, succ_one_eq_bit0_one at H₁, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+      apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₁)
+    end
+  | @not_lt_of_le (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at H₁, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H₁, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H₁],
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₂],
+      apply (not_lt_of_le H₁ H₂)
+    end
+  | @not_lt_of_le (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at H₁, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H₁, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₂],
+      apply (not_lt_of_le H₁ H₂)
+    end
+  | @not_lt_of_le (bit1 a) one      H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at H₁, succ_one_eq_bit0_one at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+      apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff _) H₁)
+    end
+  | @not_lt_of_le (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at H₁, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H₁, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₁],
+      rewrite lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at H₂,
+      have H₃ : a < succ b, from lt_step H₁,
+      apply (@by_cases (b = a)),
+      begin
+        intro Hba, rewrite -Hba at H₁,
+        apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_irrefl b) H₁)
+      end,
+      begin
+        intro Hnba,
+        have H₄ : b < a, from lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₂ Hnba,
+        apply (not_lt_of_le H₃ H₄)
+      end
+    end
+  | @not_lt_of_le (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at H₁, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H₁, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at H₁],
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₂],
+      apply (not_lt_of_le H₁ H₂)
+    end
+
+  theorem le_antisymm : ∀ {a b : pos_num}, a ≤ b → b ≤ a → a = b
+  | @le_antisymm one      one      H₁ H₂ := rfl
+  | @le_antisymm one      (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    by apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff b) H₂)
+  | @le_antisymm one      (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    by apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff b) H₂)
+  | @le_antisymm (bit0 a) one      H₁ H₂ :=
+    by apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff a) H₁)
+  | @le_antisymm (bit0 a) (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at *, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at *, lt_bit0_bit1_eq_lt_succ at *],
+      have H : a = b, from le_antisymm H₁ H₂,
+      rewrite H
+    end
+  | @le_antisymm (bit0 a) (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at *, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H₁, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H₂],
+      rewrite [lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₂],
+      apply (false.rec _ (not_lt_of_le H₁ H₂))
+    end
+  | @le_antisymm (bit1 a) one      H₁ H₂ :=
+    by apply (absurd_of_eq_ff_of_eq_tt (lt_one_right_eq_ff a) H₁)
+  | @le_antisymm (bit1 a) (bit0 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at *, succ_bit0_eq_bit1 at H₁, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at H₂],
+      rewrite [lt_bit1_bit1_eq_lt at H₁, lt_bit0_bit0_eq_lt at H₂],
+      apply (false.rec _ (not_lt_of_le H₂ H₁))
+    end
+  | @le_antisymm (bit1 a) (bit1 b) H₁ H₂ :=
+    begin
+      rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at *, succ_bit1_eq_bit0_succ at *, lt_bit1_bit0_eq_lt at *],
+      have H : a = b, from le_antisymm H₁ H₂,
+      rewrite H
+    end
+
+  theorem le_trans {a b c : pos_num} : a ≤ b → b ≤ c → a ≤ c :=
+  begin
+    intros (H₁, H₂),
+    rewrite [le_eq_lt_succ at *],
+    apply (@by_cases (a = b)),
+    begin
+      intro Hab, rewrite Hab, exact H₂
+    end,
+    begin
+      intro Hnab,
+      have Haltb : a < b, from lt_of_lt_succ_of_ne H₁ Hnab,
+      apply (lt_trans Haltb H₂)
+    end,
+  end
+
 end pos_num
diff --git a/library/init/num.lean b/library/init/num.lean
index 7d88d9730..9a56aa0e7 100644
--- a/library/init/num.lean
+++ b/library/init/num.lean
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ namespace pos_num
 
   definition le (a b : pos_num) : bool :=
   lt a (succ b)
-
-  definition equal (a b : pos_num) : bool :=
-  le a b && le b a
-
 end pos_num
 
 definition num.is_inhabited [instance] : inhabited num :=