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Step p q means that whenever p holds at a position in xs, q holds at the next position in xs.
Step p q
p
xs
q
"p leads to q" means that whenever p holds at a position in xs, q holds at the same or a later position in xs.
Step implies LeadsTo.
Step
LeadsTo
LeadsTo is transitive.
If p ∩ q leads to r and p ∩ qᶜ leads to s, then p leads to r ∪ s.
p ∩ q
r
p ∩ qᶜ
s
r ∪ s
If p holds until q and p fails infinitely often, then p leads to q.
If p holds until q and q holds infinite often, then p leads to p ∩ q.
If p holds infinitely often and p leads to q, then q holds infinite often as well.