Section Fcore_digits.
Variable beta : radix.
Definition Zdigit n k := Z.rem (Z.quot n (Zpower beta k)) beta.
Fixpoint Zsum_digit f k :=
match k with
| O => Z0
| S k => (Zsum_digit f k + f (Z_of_nat k) * Zpower beta (Z_of_nat k))%Z
end.
(** Left and right shifts *)
Definition Zscale n k :=
if Zle_bool 0 k then (n * Zpower beta k)%Z else Z.quot n (Zpower beta (-k)).
(** Slice of an integer *)
Definition Zslice n k1 k2 :=
if Zle_bool 0 k2 then Z.rem (Zscale n (-k1)) (Zpower beta k2) else Z0.

Theorem Zsame_sign_slice :
forall n k k',
(0 <= n * Zslice n k k')%Z.