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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font> be   <a href="robbins3.html#NM1" title="ROBBINS3:NM.1">Ortholattice</a>; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font> is <a href="lattices.html#V13" title="LATTICES:attr.13">lower-bounded</a></span><br/>

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 ex <font color="Olive" title="b1">c</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font> st <br/>for <font color="Olive" title="b2">a</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font> holds <br/> ( <font color="Olive" title="b1">c</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Olive" title="b2">a</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">c</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b2">a</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">c</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">c</font> )
 
<div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="4_1_1_1"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<b>consider </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">x</font> being   <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font>;<br/>
<b>take </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> = <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">x</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K3" title="LATTICES:func.3">"\/"</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c2">x</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</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">a</font> being  <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font> holds <br/> ( <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Olive" title="b1">a</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> &amp; <font color="Olive" title="b1">a</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> )</span><br/>

<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM1" title="STRUCT_0:NM.1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</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">c</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> )</span><br/>

<b>thus </b><font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> = 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><span class="p4">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K3" title="LATTICES:func.3">"\/"</a> <span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="robbins3.html#D7" title="ROBBINS3:def.7">ROBBINS3:def 7</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font></span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="robbins1.html#D23" title="ROBBINS1:def.23">ROBBINS1:def 23</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="lattices.html#D7" title="LATTICES:def.7">LATTICES:def 7</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="lattices.html#T18" title="LATTICES:th.18">LATTICES:18</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><span class="p3">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K3" title="LATTICES:func.3">"\/"</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> </span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="robbins1.html#K3" title="ROBBINS1:func.3">`</a> 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="robbins1.html#D23" title="ROBBINS1:def.23">ROBBINS1:def 23</a></i>
<br/>.= 
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="robbins3.html#D7" title="ROBBINS3:def.7">ROBBINS3:def 7</a></i>
; <a class="txt" onclick="hs(this)" href="javascript:()"><i><font color="Red">::  thesis: </font></i></a><span class="hide"> <font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font></span><br/>

<b>hence </b><a NAME="E3:4_1_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c4">a</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4" title="LATTICES:func.4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">c</font>
 ; <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="E2:4_1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c1">IT</font> is <a href="lattices.html#V13" title="LATTICES:attr.13">lower-bounded</a>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="lattices.html#D13" title="LATTICES:def.13">LATTICES:def 13</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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