Exchange Condition for $(W, S)$: for every reduced word $s_1 \cdots s_k$ and every generator $s$ with $\ell(w s) < \ell(w)$, there exists an index $i$ such that $s_1 \cdots \widehat{s_i} \cdots s_k = ws$.
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Deletion Condition for $(W, S)$: any non-reduced word $s_1 \cdots s_k$ (i.e. $\ell(\prod s_i) < k$) admits two indices $i < j$ that can be deleted without changing the product.
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Corollary of the Exchange Condition: if $s, t \in S$ are ascents on both sides of $w$, then either $\ell(swt) = \ell(w) + 2$ or $swt = w$.
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Auxiliary combinatorial lemma: if $f : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}$ starts at $0$ and each step is $\pm 1$, then below any $n$ with $f(n) < n$ there is a first index where $f$ decreases.
Exchange $\Rightarrow$ Deletion: under the Exchange Condition, any non-reduced word admits a deletion of two letters preserving the product.
Two-sided ascent corollary derived from the Exchange Condition: if $s, t$ ascend $w$ on both sides then either $\ell(swt) = \ell(w) + 2$ or $swt = w$.