Comparison of Real Numbers with Arbitrary Positive Slack

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Reason: First publication. If a real number is at most another plus every positive slack, then it is at most the other; with the dual form and the vanishing criterion for a nonnegative number bounded by every positive number. A basic comparison device used throughout the analysis on this site. · 601 chars · 2 deps · depth 3

If $a\le b+\varepsilon$ for every positive $\varepsilon$ then $a\le b$ ; the two dual forms, and the vanishing criterion for a nonnegative number bounded by every positive number.

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Let $\mathbb{R}$ be the ordered field of real numbers, with order $\le$ , and let $a,b\in\mathbb{R}$ . Then the following hold.

1. (Slack above)¶ If $a\le b+\varepsilon$ for every positive $\varepsilon\in\mathbb{R}$ , then $a\le b$ .

2. (Slack below)¶ If $b-\varepsilon\le a$ for every positive $\varepsilon\in\mathbb{R}$ , then $b\le a$ .

3. (Vanishing)¶ If $0\le a$ and $a\le\varepsilon$ for every positive $\varepsilon\in\mathbb{R}$ , then $a=0$ .

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