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@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ A {\em global definition} will
be represented in the global environment as $c:=t:T$ which defines
the name $c$ to have value $t$ and type $T$.
We shall call such names {\em constants}.
+For the rest of the chapter, the $E;c:T$ denotes the global environment
+$E$ enriched with the global assumption $c:T$.
+Similarly, $E;c:=t:T$ denotes the global environment
+$E$ enriched with the global definition $(c:=t:T)$.
The rules for inductive definitions (see Section
\ref{Cic-inductive-definitions}) have to be considered as assumption