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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">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"> ( not <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> is <a href="ordinal1.html#V4" title="ORDINAL1:attr.4">limit_ordinal</a> iff  ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> being  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a> st <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> )</span><br/>

<b>thus </b><a NAME="E1:45"/>
( not <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> is <a href="ordinal1.html#V4" title="ORDINAL1:attr.4">limit_ordinal</a> implies  ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> being  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a> st <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> )
  <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> (  ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> being  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a> st <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> implies  not <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> is <a href="ordinal1.html#V4" title="ORDINAL1:attr.4">limit_ordinal</a> )</span><div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="45_1"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:45_1"/>
not <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> is <a href="ordinal1.html#V4" title="ORDINAL1:attr.4">limit_ordinal</a>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide">  ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font> being  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a> st <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">B</font></span><br/>

<b>then consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> being   <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a><b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E3:45_1"/><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A1</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> &amp; not  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> )
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#T41" target="_self" title="ORDINAL1:th.41">Th41</a></i>;<br/>
<b>take </b>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font>
; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</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="c2">B</font></span><br/>

<b>assume </b><a NAME="E4:45_1"/><i><font color="Green" title="E28">A2</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" title="HIDDEN:NR.2">&lt;&gt;</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> contradiction</span><br/>

<a NAME="E5:45_1"/>
 <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> <a href="ordinal1.html#R1" title="ORDINAL1:pred.1">c=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:45_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#T33" target="_self" title="ORDINAL1:th.33">Th33</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E6:45_1"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R2" title="XBOOLE_0:pred.2">c&lt;</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E4:45_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E28">A2</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D8" title="XBOOLE_0:def.8">XBOOLE_0:def 8</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E7:45_1"/>
contradiction
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:45_1"><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#T21" target="_self" title="ORDINAL1:th.21">Th21</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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<b>given </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> being   <a href="ordinal1.html#NM2" title="ORDINAL1:NM.2">Ordinal</a><b> such that </b><a NAME="E3:45"/><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A3</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</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="c2">B</font>
 ; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> not <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> is <a href="ordinal1.html#V4" title="ORDINAL1:attr.4">limit_ordinal</a></span><br/>

<a NAME="E4:45"/><i><font color="Green" title="E28">A4</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:45"><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A3</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#T10" target="_self" title="ORDINAL1:th.10">Th10</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E5:45"/>
not  <a href="ordinal1.html#K1" title="ORDINAL1:func.1">succ</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#R2" title="HIDDEN:pred.2">in</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E3:45"><i><font color="Green" title="E27">A3</font></i></a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E6:45"/>
not <font color="Maroon" title="c1">A</font> is <a href="ordinal1.html#V4" title="ORDINAL1:attr.4">limit_ordinal</a>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="#E4:45"><i><font color="Green" title="E28">A4</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="ordinal1.html#T41" target="_self" title="ORDINAL1:th.41">Th41</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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