Fixpoint repeat_op_table_nat{T: Type}(n: nat)(start: T)(op: T -> T): list T := match n with
| O => []
| S m => (repeat_op_table_nat m start op) ++ [repeat_op_nat m start op]
end.
Definition repeat_op_table{T: Type}(n: Z)(start: T)(op: T -> T): list T :=
repeat_op_table_nat (Z.to_nat n) start op.

Lemma repeat_op_table_length: forall {T: Type} (i: Z) (x: T) (f: T -> T),
0 <= i ->
Zlength (repeat_op_table i x f) = i.