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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> be  <a href="matroid0.html#V4" title="MATROID0:attr.4">finite-degree</a> <a href="matroid0.html#NM2" title="MATROID0:NM.2">Matroid</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> for <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font><br/> for <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> being <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>  st <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> holds <br/> <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b2">A</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font></span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> for <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> being <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>  st <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> holds <br/> <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font></span><br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> be  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> implies  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )</span><br/>





<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:50"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide">  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font></span><br/>

<a NAME="E2:50"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <span class="p1">{<span class="default"> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font></span>)</span> where <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> is  <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> : <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> </span>}</span> 
 
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<a NAME="E3:50"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="zfmisc_1.html#T92" title="ZFMISC_1:th.92">ZFMISC_1:92</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E4:50"/>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">A</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T40" title="NAT_1:th.40">NAT_1:40</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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