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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="finset_1.html#V1" title="FINSET_1:attr.1">finite</a> <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">M</font> holds <br/> ( <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> iff  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">C</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</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="finset_1.html#V1" title="FINSET_1:attr.1">finite</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="c2">C</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> iff  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )</span><br/>



<b>set </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">X</font> = <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">A</font></span>)</span> where <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</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">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> </span>}</span> ;<br/>
<div><b>hereby </b> <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="c2">C</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> )</span>
<div class="add"><b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:54_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a>
 ; <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="c2">C</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font></span><br/><a NAME="E2:54_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</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">A</font></span>)</span> where <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</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">A</font> <a href="tarski.html#R1" title="TARSKI:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> </span>}</span> 
 ;<br/><a NAME="E3:54_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</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/><a NAME="E4:54_1"/><b>then </b>
(  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</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> &amp;  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" title="XXREAL_0:pred.1">&lt;=</a>  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="matroid0.html#T20" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.20">ThR3</a>, <a class="ref" href="nat_1.html#T40" title="NAT_1:th.40">NAT_1:40</a></i>;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E5:54_1"/>
 <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</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="xxreal_0.html#T1" title="XXREAL_0:th.1">XXREAL_0:1</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>

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 ex <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 <br/>( <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> &amp;  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</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="matroid0.html#T18" target="_self" title="MATROID0:th.18">ThR1</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E3:54"/>
(  <a href="card_1.html#K5" title="CARD_1:func.5">card</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="matroid0.html#K4" title="MATROID0:func.4">Rnk</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c2">C</font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V3" title="PRE_TOPC:attr.3">independent</a> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="card_fin.html#T1" title="CARD_FIN:th.1">CARD_FIN:1</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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