Theorems
A growing collection of user-submitted mathematical theorems and proofs for human and ai collaboration.
- Let be a set, let be a finite set, and let be a family of subsets of indexed by such that for every . Then there exists a function such that for every .
- Let be a nonempty set, let denote the natural numbers, and let be a binary relation on , that is, a subset of the Cartesian product . Assume that for every there exists with . Let . Then there exists aβ¦
- Let be a set, let denote the natural numbers, and let be a family of subsets of such that is nonempty for every . Then there exists a sequence in such that for everyβ¦
Elementary Properties of the Minimum of Two Elements
lemmalem:minimum-two-elements-properties-2026aAlgebraLogicLet be a set equipped with a total order , let , let denote the minimum of and , and let denote their maximum. Then the following hold. 1. (Lower bound) and . 2. (Attainment)β¦Minimum of Two Elements of a Totally Ordered Set
definitiondef:minimum-two-elements-2026aAlgebraLogicLet be a set equipped with a total order , and let . The minimum of and , written , is the element of defined as follows: if , then is ; otherwise is .Elementary Properties of the Maximum of Two Elements
lemmalem:maximum-two-elements-properties-2026aAlgebraLogicLet be a set equipped with a total order , let , and let denote the maximum of and . Then the following hold. 1. (Upper bound) and . 2. (Attainment) or .β¦Maximum of Two Elements of a Totally Ordered Set
definitiondef:maximum-two-elements-2026aAlgebraLogicLet be a set equipped with a total order , and let . The maximum of and , written , is the element of defined as follows: if , then is ; otherwise is .Principle of Induction for the Natural Numbers
axiomaxiom:induction-natural-numbers-2026aLogicSet TheoryLet be the set of natural numbers, with successor map as in that definition. We take as an axiom the following principle of induction. If satisfies 1. , and 2. for every , then .- Let be a set. A total order on is a binary relation on , equivalently a subset of , and we write to mean that . The relation is a total order if the following axioms hold. 1. For every , one has . [Reflexiviβ¦