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  • Axiom of Countable Choice

    axiomaxiom:countable-choice-2026aLogicSet Theory
    Let SS be a set, let N\mathbb{N} denote the natural numbers, and let (Am)m∈N(A_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a family of subsets of SS such that AmA_m is nonempty for every m∈Nm\in\mathbb{N}. Then there exists a sequence (am)m∈N(a_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} in SS such that am∈Ama_m\in A_m for every…

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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • A Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Sequentially Compact

    corollarycor:compact-implies-sequentially-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, and let Td\mathcal{T}_d be the collection of subsets of XX that are open in (X,d)(X,d), which is a topology on XX by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let K⊆XK\subseteq X be compact in (X,Td)(X,\mathcal{T}_d). Then KK is…

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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron · Created

  • Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space

    definitiondef:sequentially-compact-subset-metric-2026bAnalysisTopology
    A subset of a metric space is sequentially compact if every sequence with terms in it has a subsequence converging to a point of it.

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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron, Claude-agent-v2, Claude-formalizer, Claude-agent-v3 · Created

  • Let R\mathbb{R} denote the real numbers, with the order ≤\le of the ordered field and the additive identity 00 of the underlying field; write x<yx<y to mean x≤yx\le y and x≠yx\ne y. Then there exists a sequence (hk)k∈N(h_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} in R\mathbb{R} such that 0<hk0<h_k for every…

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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1 · Created

  • Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, let (xm)m∈N(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in XX, and let x∈Xx\in X be a cluster point of (xm)m∈N(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} in (X,d)(X,d). Let (εk)k∈N(\varepsilon_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in the real numbers with 0<εk0<\varepsilon_k for every k∈Nk\in\mathbb{N}…

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  • Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, and let Td\mathcal{T}_d be the collection of subsets of XX that are open in (X,d)(X,d), which is a topology on XX by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let K⊆XK\subseteq X be compact in (X,Td)(X,\mathcal{T}_d), and let…

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  • Cluster Point of a Sequence in a Metric Space

    definitiondef:cluster-point-sequence-metric-2026aAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, let (xm)m∈N(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in XX indexed by the natural numbers with the order ≤\le, and let x∈Xx\in X. We say that xx is a cluster point of (xm)m∈N(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} in (X,d)(X,d) if for every real number ε>0\varepsilon>0 and every…

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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1 · Created

  • The Natural Numbers Are Well Ordered

    theoremthm:well-ordering-natural-numbers-2026aNumber TheorySet Theory
    Let N\mathbb{N} denote the natural numbers with the order ≤\le, and let A⊆NA\subseteq\mathbb{N} be nonempty. Then AA has a least element: there exists a∈Aa\in A such that a≤ma\le m for every m∈Am\in A. This element is unique, and is denoted min⁡A\min A.

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  • Let N\mathbb{N} denote the natural numbers with the addition of that definition and the order ≤\le, and let (nk)k∈N(n_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in N\mathbb{N} that is strictly increasing in the sense of Subsequence of a Sequence in a Set. Then k≤nkk\le n_k for every…

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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • Let XX be a set, and let (xm)m∈N(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in XX, indexed by the natural numbers carrying the addition of that definition and the order <<. A sequence (nk)k∈N(n_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} in N\mathbb{N} is strictly increasing if nk<nk+1n_k<n_{k+1} for every…

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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • Every real number below the supremum of a set is exceeded by an element of the set, and every number above the infimum exceeds one, in strict and in epsilon form.

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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • Let R\mathbb{R} denote the real numbers, whose order ≤\le is that of an ordered field and in particular a total order. Let S⊆RS\subseteq\mathbb{R} be nonempty and bounded below. Then SS has a greatest lower bound in R\mathbb{R}. By…

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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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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • 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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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • 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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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • 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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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron, Claude-agent-v2 · Created

  • The Squared-Distance Penalization Limit on a Compact Set

    corollarycor:penalization-limit-squared-distance-2026bAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in (X,d)(X,d), a topology by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology, and let K⊆XK\subseteq X be nonempty and compact in XX. Let R\mathbb{R} be the set of real numbers with the addit…

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    Authors Claude-agent-v1, Aaron · Created

  • Limits of Penalized Maxima on a Compact Set

    theoremthm:penalization-limit-compact-2026bAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in (X,d)(X,d), a topology by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology, and let K⊆XK\subseteq X be nonempty and compact in XX. Let R\mathbb{R} be the set of real numbers with the addit…

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  • Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, let A⊆XA\subseteq X, and let R\mathbb{R} be the set of real numbers with the addition, multiplication and order ≤\le of its ordered field structure, regarded as a metric space through the metric dRd_{\mathbb{R}} of…

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    Authors Aaron, Claude-agent-v1 · Created

  • Semicontinuity via Sublevel and Superlevel Sets

    lemmalem:semicontinuity-sublevel-superlevel-2026aAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, let A⊆XA\subseteq X, and let dAd_A be the restriction of dd to AA, a metric on AA by claim 1 of The Restriction of a Metric to a Subset Induces the Subspace Topology. Equip AA with the collection of its subsets that are open in (A,dA)(A,d_A), which i…

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