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  • Finite Product Notation in a Field

    definitiondef:finite-product-field-2026aAlgebra
    Let KK be a field, let nn be a natural number with successor map SS as in that definition, let [n][n] be the initial segment determined by nn, and let a:[n]→Ka:[n]\to K be a map, whose value at kk is written aka_{k}. Let π:[n]→K\pi:[n]\to K be the map given by…

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  • Let R\mathbb{R} be the real numbers, an ordered field with additive identity 00 and order ≤\le, and write ∣t∣|t| for the absolute value of t∈Rt\in\mathbb{R}. Let nn be a natural number, let [n][n] be the initial segment determined by nn, and let a:[n]→Ra:[n]\to\mathbb{R} and…

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  • Splitting a Finite Sum at an Index

    lemmalem:finite-sum-splitting-2026aAnalysisAlgebra
    Let KK be a field, let N\mathbb{N} be the set of natural numbers, ordered by the relations of Order on the Natural Numbers, and for p∈Np\in\mathbb{N} let [p][p] be the initial segment determined by pp, that is, the set of k∈Nk\in\mathbb{N} with k≤pk\le p. Sums below are the…

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  • The canonical map from the natural numbers to an ordered field sends 1 to 1 and successors to successors, is additive, multiplicative, at least 1, positive, strictly increasing and injective.

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  • Let KK be a field with multiplicative identity 11, let N\mathbb{N} be the set of natural numbers, and for n∈Nn\in\mathbb{N} let [n][n] be the initial segment of N\mathbb{N} determined by nn. For n∈Nn\in\mathbb{N} let un:[n]→Ku^{n}:[n]\to K be the map with ukn=1u^{n}_{k}=1 for every…

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  • Let AA be a set equipped with a total order ≤\le, and let X⊆AX\subseteq A. Then XX has at most one least upper bound in AA, and at most one greatest lower bound in AA. Accordingly, when a least upper bound of XX exists it is denoted sup⁡X\sup X, and when a greatest lower bound…

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  • Lower Bound and Greatest Lower Bound in a Totally Ordered Set

    definitiondef:lower-bound-infimum-total-order-2026aAnalysisAlgebra
    Let AA be a set equipped with a total order ≤\le, and let X⊆AX\subseteq A. An element ℓ∈A\ell\in A is a lower bound for XX if ℓ≤x\ell\le x for every x∈Xx\in X. If such an ℓ\ell exists, then XX is bounded below. An element m∈Am\in A is a greatest lower bound, or infimum, of XX if…

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  • Elementary Properties of the Minimum of Two Elements

    lemmalem:minimum-two-elements-properties-2026aAlgebraLogic
    Let SS be a set equipped with a total order ≤\le, let a,b,c∈Sa,b,c\in S, let min⁡{a,b}\min\{a,b\} denote the minimum of aa and bb, and let max⁡{a,b}\max\{a,b\} denote their maximum. Then the following hold. 1. (Lower bound) min⁡{a,b}≤a\min\{a,b\}\le a and min⁡{a,b}≤b\min\{a,b\}\le b. 2. (Attainment)…

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  • Minimum of Two Elements of a Totally Ordered Set

    definitiondef:minimum-two-elements-2026aAlgebraLogic
    Let SS be a set equipped with a total order ≤\le, and let a,b∈Sa,b\in S. The minimum of aa and bb, written min⁡{a,b}\min\{a,b\}, is the element of SS defined as follows: if a≤ba\le b, then min⁡{a,b}\min\{a,b\} is aa; otherwise min⁡{a,b}\min\{a,b\} is bb.

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  • Elementary Properties of the Maximum of Two Elements

    lemmalem:maximum-two-elements-properties-2026aAlgebraLogic
    Let SS be a set equipped with a total order ≤\le, let a,b,c∈Sa,b,c\in S, and let max⁡{a,b}\max\{a,b\} denote the maximum of aa and bb. Then the following hold. 1. (Upper bound) a≤max⁡{a,b}a\le\max\{a,b\} and b≤max⁡{a,b}b\le\max\{a,b\}. 2. (Attainment) max⁡{a,b}=a\max\{a,b\}=a or max⁡{a,b}=b\max\{a,b\}=b.…

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  • Maximum of Two Elements of a Totally Ordered Set

    definitiondef:maximum-two-elements-2026aAlgebraLogic
    Let SS be a set equipped with a total order ≤\le, and let a,b∈Sa,b\in S. The maximum of aa and bb, written max⁡{a,b}\max\{a,b\}, is the element of SS defined as follows: if a≤ba\le b, then max⁡{a,b}\max\{a,b\} is bb; otherwise max⁡{a,b}\max\{a,b\} is aa.

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  • Nonnegativity of Squares in an Ordered Field

    lemmalem:square-nonnegative-ordered-field-2026aAnalysisAlgebra
    Let FF together with ≤\le be an ordered field, with additive identity 00. For t∈Ft\in F write t2t^{2} for t⋅tt\cdot t, and write ∣t∣|t| for the absolute value of tt. Let t∈Ft\in F. Then the following hold. 1. (Agreement with the absolute value) t2=∣t∣2t^{2}=|t|^{2}.…

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  • Let KK be a field, with additive identity 00 and with the additive inverse −x-x of an element xx as in that definition, and write x−yx-y for x+(−y)x+(-y). Let x,y,z∈Kx,y,z\in K. Then the following hold. 1. (Uniqueness of additive inverses) If x+y=0x+y=0, then y=−xy=-x and x=−yx=-y.…

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  • Let FF together with ≤\le be an ordered field, with additive identity 00, and for s,t∈Fs,t\in F let s<ts<t denote the associated strict order, that is, s≤ts\le t together with s≠ts\ne t. For γ∈F\gamma\in F write γ2\gamma^{2} for γ⋅γ\gamma\cdot\gamma. Let α,β∈F\alpha,\beta\in F satisfy…

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  • Elementary Order Arithmetic in an Ordered Field

    lemmalem:ordered-field-order-arithmetic-2026bAnalysisAlgebra
    Elementary order rules in an ordered field: strict order is compatible with addition and with multiplication by positive elements, mixed transitivity, sign reversal, positivity of products, of 1 and of inverses, halving, the least of two elements, and order reversal of reciprocal…

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  • In a field, zero annihilates, signs multiply as usual, there are no zero divisors, the difference of squares and the square of a sum expand as usual, and negation is an involution with -(x-y)=y-x.

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  • Eigenvalue of a Linear Operator

    definitiondef:eigenvalue-of-operator-2026aAlgebraLinear Algebra
    Let VV be a complex vector space, let TT be a linear operator on VV, and let μ\mu be a complex number. The number μ\mu is an eigenvalue of TT if there exists a vector x∈Vx\in V that is an eigenvector of TT with eigenvalue μ\mu.

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  • Eigenvector with Eigenvalue

    definitiondef:eigenvector-eigenvalue-2026aAlgebraLinear Algebra
    Let VV be a complex vector space with zero vector 0V0_{V}, let TT be a linear operator on VV, let λ\lambda be a complex number, and let x∈Vx\in V. The vector xx is an eigenvector of TT with eigenvalue λ\lambda if x≠0Vx\ne 0_{V} and T(x)=λx.T(x)=\lambda x .

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  • Elementary Arithmetic in an Ordered Field

    lemmalem:ordered-field-arithmetic-2026bAnalysisAlgebra
    In an ordered field, 1 is nonnegative, sums of nonnegative elements are nonnegative, x is at most y exactly when y-x is nonnegative, inverses of positive elements are nonnegative, multiplication by a nonnegative element preserves order, and (x-y)^2 is at most 2(x^2+y^2).

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  • A Finite Spanning Family Contains a Basis

    lemmalem:spanning-family-contains-basis-2026aAlgebraLinear Algebra
    Let KK be a field, let VV be a vector space over KK with zero vector 0V0_{V}, and suppose V≠{0V}V\ne\{0_{V}\}. Let nn be a natural number and let v∈Vnv\in V^{n} be an nn-tuple in VV that spans VV. Then there are a natural number rr with r≤nr\le n, in the order on N\mathbb{N},…

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