(* Multi-step parallel beta reduction *)

Inductive par_red : lambda -> lambda -> Prop :=
  | one_step_par_red : forall M N : lambda, par_red1 M N -> par_red M N
  | trans_par_red :
      forall M N P : lambda, par_red M N -> par_red N P -> par_red M P.(* Multi-step parallel beta reduction *)

Inductive par_red : lambda -> lambda -> Prop :=
  | one_step_par_red : forall M N : lambda, par_red1 M N -> par_red M N
  | trans_par_red :
      forall M N P : lambda, par_red M N -> par_red N P -> par_red M P.(* Multi-step parallel beta reduction *)

Inductive par_red : lambda -> lambda -> Prop :=
  | one_step_par_red : forall M N : lambda, par_red1 M N -> par_red M N
  | trans_par_red :
      forall M N P : lambda, par_red M N -> par_red N P -> par_red M P.

Lemma par_red_red : forall M N : lambda, par_red M N -> red M N.