diff --git a/src/valuation/basic.lean b/src/valuation/basic.lean
index 6a2a367a..54ce5bc6 100644
--- a/src/valuation/basic.lean
+++ b/src/valuation/basic.lean
@@ -247,6 +247,22 @@ begin
   rwa [v₁.map_zero, v₂.map_zero] at this,
 end
 
+lemma eq_zero (h : v₁.is_equiv v₂) {r : R} :
+  v₁ r = 0 ↔ v₂ r = 0 :=
+by { rw [← v₁.map_zero, ← v₂.map_zero], exact h.val_eq }
+
+lemma eq_one (h : v₁.is_equiv v₂) {r : R} :
+  v₁ r = 1 ↔ v₂ r = 1 :=
+by { rw [← v₁.map_one, ← v₂.map_one], exact h.val_eq }
+
+lemma lt_iff (h : v₁.is_equiv v₂) {r s : R} :
+  v₁ r < v₁ s ↔ v₂ r < v₂ s :=
+by { have := not_iff_not_of_iff (h s r), push_neg at this, exact this }
+
+lemma lt_one (h : v₁.is_equiv v₂) {r : R} :
+  v₁ r < 1 ↔ v₂ r < 1 :=
+by { rw [← v₁.map_one, ← v₂.map_one], exact h.lt_iff }
+
 end is_equiv -- end of namespace
 
 lemma is_equiv_of_map_strict_mono [ring R] {v : valuation R Γ₀}
@@ -324,6 +340,13 @@ begin
     { push_neg at hx, exact ⟨_, hx⟩ } }
 end
 
+lemma is_equiv.is_trivial {v₁ : valuation R Γ₀} {v₂ : valuation R Γ'₀} (h : v₁.is_equiv v₂) :
+  v₁.is_trivial ↔ v₂.is_trivial :=
+begin
+  apply forall_congr, intro r,
+  exact or_congr h.eq_zero h.eq_one,
+end
+
 end trivial -- end of section
 
 section supp
diff --git a/src/valuation/discrete.lean b/src/valuation/discrete.lean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e570c2da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/valuation/discrete.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import valuation.basic
+
+/-!
+# Discrete valuations
+
+We define discrete valuations
+-/
+
+universe variables u u₀ u₁
+
+open_locale classical
+
+namespace valuation
+variables {R : Type u} [ring R]
+variables {Γ₀   : Type u₀} [linear_ordered_comm_group_with_zero Γ₀]
+variables {Γ'₀  : Type u₁} [linear_ordered_comm_group_with_zero Γ'₀]
+variables (v : valuation R Γ₀) {v' : valuation R Γ'₀}
+
+/-- A valuation on a ring R is nondiscrete if for every element of R with value x < 1,
+there is another element of R whose value lies between x and 1. -/
+def is_non_discrete : Prop :=
+∀ r : R, v r < 1 → ∃ s : R, v r < v s ∧ v s < 1
+
+/-- A valuation on a ring R is discrete if there is an element x of the value monoid
+such that the valuation of every element of R is either 0 or an integer power of x. -/
+def is_discrete : Prop :=
+∃ r : R, ∀ s : R, v s ≠ 0 → ∃ n : ℤ, v s = (v r)^n
+
+namespace is_equiv
+variable {v}
+
+lemma is_non_discrete (h : v.is_equiv v') :
+  v.is_non_discrete ↔ v'.is_non_discrete :=
+begin
+  apply forall_congr, intro r,
+  apply imp_congr_ctx h.lt_one, intro hr,
+  apply exists_congr, intro s,
+  rw [h.lt_iff, h.lt_one]
+end
+
+-- This is not so trivial. But we don't need it atm.
+-- lemma is_discrete (h : v.is_equiv v') :
+--   v.is_discrete ↔ v'.is_discrete :=
+-- begin
+--   apply exists_congr, intro r,
+--   apply forall_congr, intro s,
+--   apply imp_congr_ctx h.ne_zero, intro hs,
+--   apply exists_congr, intro n,
+--   sorry
+-- end
+
+end is_equiv
+
+-- lemma trichotomy :
+--   v.is_trivial ∨ v.is_discrete ∨ v.is_non_discrete :=
+-- sorry
+
+end valuation