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  • Axiom of Dependent Choice

    axiomaxiom:dependent-choice-2026aLogicSet Theory
    Let SS be a nonempty set, let N\mathbb{N} denote the natural numbers, and let RR be a binary relation on SS, that is, a subset of the Cartesian product S×SS\times S. Assume that for every xSx\in S there exists ySy\in S with (x,y)R(x,y)\in R. Let sSs\in S. Then there exists a…

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  • A Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Totally Bounded

    theoremthm:compact-implies-totally-bounded-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 Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let KXK\subseteq X be compact in (X,Td)(X,\mathcal{T}_d). Then KK is totally bounded in (X,d)(X,d).

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  • Totally Bounded Subset of a Metric Space

    definitiondef:totally-bounded-subset-metric-2026aAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, and let KXK\subseteq X. We say that KK is totally bounded in (X,d)(X,d) if for every real number ε>0\varepsilon>0 there exists a finite subset FXF\subseteq X such that KaFBd(a,ε),K\subseteq\bigcup_{a\in F}B_d(a,\varepsilon), where Bd(a,ε)B_d(a,\varepsilon) deno…

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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)mN(A_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a family of subsets of SS such that AmA_m is nonempty for every mNm\in\mathbb{N}. Then there exists a sequence (am)mN(a_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} in SS such that amAma_m\in A_m for every…

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  • 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 Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let KXK\subseteq X be compact in (X,Td)(X,\mathcal{T}_d). Then KK is sequentially compact in (X,d)(X,d).

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  • Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space

    definitiondef:sequentially-compact-subset-metric-2026aAnalysisTopology
    Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, and let KXK\subseteq X. We say that KK is sequentially compact in (X,d)(X,d) if for every sequence (xm)mN(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} in XX with xmKx_m\in K for every mNm\in\mathbb{N}, there exist a point xKx\in K and a strictly increasing sequence…

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  • 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 xyx\le y and xyx\ne y. Then there exists a sequence (hk)kN(h_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} in R\mathbb{R} such that 0<hk0<h_k for every…

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  • Let (X,d)(X,d) be a metric space, let (xm)mN(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in XX, and let xXx\in X be a cluster point of (xm)mN(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} in (X,d)(X,d). Let (εk)kN(\varepsilon_k)_{k\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in the real numbers with 0<εk0<\varepsilon_k for every kNk\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 Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let KXK\subseteq X be compact in (X,Td)(X,\mathcal{T}_d), and let (xm)mN(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a…

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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)mN(x_m)_{m\in\mathbb{N}} be a sequence in XX indexed by the natural numbers with the order \le, and let xXx\in X. We say that xx is a cluster point of (xm)mN(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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  • 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 ANA\subseteq\mathbb{N} be nonempty. Then AA has a least element: there exists aAa\in A such that ama\le m for every mAm\in A. This element is unique, and is denoted minA\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)kN(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 knkk\le n_k for every…

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  • Let XX be a set, and let (xm)mN(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)kN(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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  • Let R\mathbb{R} denote the real numbers, whose order \le is that of an ordered field and in particular a total order, and whose addition and additive inverses are those of the underlying field; write xyx-y for x+(y)x+(-y), and write x<yx<y to mean that xyx\le y and xyx\ne y. Let…

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  • Let R\mathbb{R} denote the real numbers, whose order \le is that of an ordered field and in particular a total order. Let SRS\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 XAX\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 supX\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 XAX\subseteq A. An element A\ell\in A is a lower bound for XX if x\ell\le x for every xXx\in X. If such an \ell exists, then XX is bounded below. An element mAm\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,cSa,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,bSa,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 aba\le b, then min{a,b}\min\{a,b\} is aa; otherwise min{a,b}\min\{a,b\} is bb.

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  • 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 Metric Open Sets Form a Topology, and let KXK\subseteq X be nonempty and compact in XX. Let R\mathbb{R} be the set of real numbers with the addition, multiplicatio…

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