import standard namespace algebra inductive mul_struct (A : Type) : Type := | mk_mul_struct : (A → A → A) → mul_struct A definition mul [inline] {A : Type} {s : mul_struct A} (a b : A) := mul_struct_rec (λ f, f) s a b infixl `*`:75 := mul end namespace nat inductive nat : Type := | zero : nat | succ : nat → nat variable mul : nat → nat → nat variable add : nat → nat → nat definition mul_struct [instance] : algebra.mul_struct nat := algebra.mk_mul_struct mul end section using algebra nat variables a b c : nat check a * b * c end section using [notation] algebra using nat -- check mul_struct nat << This is an error, we are using only the notation from algebra variables a b c : nat check a * b * c end section using nat -- check mul_struct nat << This is an error, we are using only the notation from algebra variables a b c : nat check #algebra a*b*c end section using nat definition add_struct [instance] : algebra.mul_struct nat := algebra.mk_mul_struct add variables a b c : nat check #algebra a*b*c -- << is using add instead of mul end