diff --git a/src/builtin/num.lean b/src/builtin/num.lean
index b5016f31b5..8f938cb312 100644
--- a/src/builtin/num.lean
+++ b/src/builtin/num.lean
@@ -94,11 +94,73 @@ theorem induction {P : num → Bool} (H1 : P zero) (H2 : ∀ n, P n → P (succ
       show P a,
         from subst Qa abst_eq
 
+theorem induction_on {P : num → Bool} (a : num) (H1 : P zero) (H2 : ∀ n, P n → P (succ n)) : P a
+:= induction H1 H2 a
+
+definition lt (m n : num) := ∃ P, (∀ i, P (succ i) → P i) ∧ P m ∧ ¬ P n
+infix 50 < : lt
+
+theorem lt_elim {m n : num} {B : Bool} (H1 : m < n)
+                (H2 : ∀ (P : num → Bool), (∀ i, P (succ i) → P i) → P m → ¬ P n → B)
+                : B
+:= obtain P Pdef, from H1,
+   H2 P (and_eliml Pdef) (and_eliml (and_elimr Pdef)) (and_elimr (and_elimr Pdef))
+
+theorem lt_intro {m n : num} {P : num → Bool} (H1 : ∀ i, P (succ i) → P i) (H2 : P m) (H3 : ¬ P n) : m < n
+:= exists_intro P (and_intro H1 (and_intro H2 H3))
+
+set_opaque lt true
+
+theorem lt_nrefl (n : num) : ¬ (n < n)
+:= not_intro
+     (assume N : n < n,
+      lt_elim N (λ P Pred Pn nPn, absurd Pn nPn))
+
+theorem lt_succ {m n : num} : succ m < n → m < n
+:= assume H : succ m < n,
+   lt_elim H
+     (λ (P : num → Bool) (Pred : ∀ i, P (succ i) → P i) (Psm : P (succ m)) (nPn : ¬ P n),
+        have Pm : P m,
+          from Pred m Psm,
+        show m < n,
+          from lt_intro Pred Pm nPn)
+
+theorem not_lt_zero (n : num) : ¬ (n < zero)
+:= induction_on n
+      (show ¬ (zero < zero),
+         from lt_nrefl zero)
+      (λ (n : num) (iH : ¬ (n < zero)),
+         show ¬ (succ n < zero),
+           from not_intro
+                  (assume N : succ n < zero,
+                   have nLTzero : n < zero,
+                     from lt_succ N,
+                   show false,
+                     from absurd nLTzero iH))
+
+theorem z_lt_succ_z : zero < succ zero
+:= let P : num → Bool := λ x, x = zero
+   in have Pred : ∀ i, P (succ i) → P i,
+        from take i, assume Ps : P (succ i),
+               have si_eq_z : succ i = zero,
+                  from Ps,
+               have si_ne_z : succ i ≠ zero,
+                  from succ_nz i,
+               show P i,
+                  from absurd_elim (P i) si_eq_z (succ_nz i),
+      have Pz : P zero,
+        from (refl zero),
+      have nPs : ¬ P (succ zero),
+        from succ_nz zero,
+      show zero < succ zero,
+        from lt_intro Pred Pz nPs
+
 set_opaque num  true
 set_opaque Z    true
 set_opaque S    true
 set_opaque zero true
 set_opaque succ true
+set_opaque lt   true
 end
 
 definition num := num::num
diff --git a/src/builtin/obj/num.olean b/src/builtin/obj/num.olean
index 49a7901a7f..8d769ae92b 100644
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