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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> be   <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal1.html#NR2" title="ORDINAL1:NR.2">is_limit_ordinal</a>  implies <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K11" title="ORDINAL2:func.11">*^</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> )</span><br/>

<b>consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font> being   <a href="nat_1.html#NM1" title="NAT_1:NM.1">Nat</a><b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E2:18"/><i><font color="Green" title="E15">A1</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K11" title="ORDINAL2:func.11">*^</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K10" title="ORDINAL2:func.10">+^</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="card_4.html#T29" target="_self" title="CARD_4:th.29">Th29</a></i>;<br/>
<b>assume </b><a NAME="E3:18"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal1.html#NR2" title="ORDINAL1:NR.2">is_limit_ordinal</a> 
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K11" title="ORDINAL2:func.11">*^</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font></span><br/>

<a NAME="E4:18"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green" title="E16">A2</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K10" title="ORDINAL2:func.10">+^</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font> <a href="ordinal1.html#NR2" title="ORDINAL1:NR.2">is_limit_ordinal</a> 
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="card_4.html#E2:18"><i><font color="Green" title="E15">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal3.html#T48" title="ORDINAL3:th.48">ORDINAL3:48</a></i>;<br/>
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="18_1"><b>now </b></a><div class="add"><b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:18_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" title="HIDDEN:NR.2">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="numbers.html#K6" title="NUMBERS:func.6">0</a> 
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> contradiction</span><br/><b>then consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">k</font> being   <a href="nat_1.html#NM1" title="NAT_1:NM.1">Nat</a><b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E3:18_1"/><i><font color="Green" title="E17">A3</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">k</font> <a href="nat_1.html#K1" title="NAT_1:func.1">+</a> 1
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T6" title="NAT_1:th.6">NAT_1:6</a></i>;<br/><b>reconsider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c5">k</font> = <font color="Maroon" title="c4">k</font> as    <a href="subset_1.html#M1" title="SUBSET_1:mode.1">Element</a> of  <a href="numbers.html#K5" title="NUMBERS:func.5">NAT</a>  <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#D13" title="ORDINAL1:def.13">ORDINAL1:def 13</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E5:18_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">k</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="card_4.html#E3:18_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E17">A3</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T39" title="NAT_1:th.39">NAT_1:39</a></i>;<br/><a NAME="E6:18_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K10" title="ORDINAL2:func.10">+^</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">n</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K10" title="ORDINAL2:func.10">+^</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c5">k</font></span>)</span>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="ordinal2.html#T45" title="ORDINAL2:th.45">ORDINAL2:45</a></i>;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E7:18_1"/>
contradiction
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="card_4.html#E4:18"><i><font color="Green" title="E16">A2</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#T42" title="ORDINAL1:th.42">ORDINAL1:42</a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/></div><b>end;</b></div>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E6:18"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="ordinal2.html#K11" title="ORDINAL2:func.11">*^</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> 1</span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="card_4.html#E2:18"><i><font color="Green" title="E15">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal2.html#T44" title="ORDINAL2:th.44">ORDINAL2:44</a></i>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> verum</span><br/>


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