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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> be    <a href="pre_topc.html#L1">TopStruct</a> ;<br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font>, <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font>;<br/>





<b>assume </b><b>that </b><br/><a NAME="E1:3"/><i><font color="Green">E4</font></i>: 
(  <a href="pre_topc.html#K2">[#]</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K4">\/</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> &amp; <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V4">closed</a> &amp; <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> is <a href="pre_topc.html#V4">closed</a> )
 <b>and </b><br/><a NAME="E2:3"/><i><font color="Green">E5</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font>
 ;<br/>

<a NAME="E3:3"/><i><font color="Green">E6</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a>  <a href="xboole_0.html#K1">{}</a> 
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E2:3"><i><font color="Green">E5</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D7">XBOOLE_0:def 7</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E4:3"/>
( <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> &amp; <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="subset_1.html#K9">/\</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E1:3"><i><font color="Green">E4</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="pre_topc.html#T52">PRE_TOPC:52</a></i>;<br/>
<a NAME="E5:3"/><b>then </b>
(  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> &amp; <font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font> <a href="xboole_0.html#R1">misses</a>  <a href="pre_topc.html#K4">Cl</a> <font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="connsp_1.html#E3:3"><i><font color="Green">E6</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="xboole_0.html#D7">XBOOLE_0:def 7</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E6:3"/>
<font color="Maroon">c<sub>2</sub></font>,<font color="Maroon">c<sub>3</sub></font> <a href="connsp_1.html#R1" target="_self">are_separated</a> 
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="connsp_1.html#D1" target="_self">Def1</a></i>;<br/>


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