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I don't understand why #check add_mul (R := ℕ) returns add_mul : ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c instead of add_mul : prop . In my opinion add_mul (R := ℕ) is a proposition therefore Lean infoview should say add_mul : Prop (clearly I am wrong, and I want to know why).

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  • $\begingroup$ Perhaps it's our naming convention that confuses you: since we don't care which element of these types we have, we just name an element after the type, instead of giving names according to the structure of the element. $\endgroup$
    –  Trebor ♦
    Commented May 21 at 8:57
  • $\begingroup$ You have two judgements here: the first one is that add_mul : ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c and the second one is that ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c : Prop $\endgroup$
    –  Agnishom Chattopadhyay
    Commented May 21 at 13:30

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add_mul is a proof of ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c , not the proposition itself.

Consider the difference between these two:

 def cat : ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c := by ... def dog : Prop := ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c

The type of cat is ∀ (a b c : ℕ), (a + b) * c = a * c + b * c . The type of dog is Prop .

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