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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon">L2</font> be   <a href="lattices.html#NM1">Lattice</a>;<br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon">0L</font> be  <a href="lattices.html#V13">lower-bounded</a> <a href="lattices.html#NM1">Lattice</a>;<br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon">f</font> be    <a href="lattice4.html#M1" target="_self">Homomorphism</a> of <font color="Maroon">0L</font>,<font color="Maroon">L2</font>;<br/>





<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:21"/><i><font color="Green">E25</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">f</font> is <a href="lattice4.html#V2" target="_self">epimorphism</a>
 ;<br/>

<b>set </b><font color="Maroon">r</font> = <font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span>;<br/>
<div><i><font color="Green">E26</font></i>: <a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="21_1"><b>now </b></a><div class="add"><b>let </b><font color="Maroon">a2</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon">L2</font>;<br/><b>consider </b><font color="Maroon">a1</font> being   <a href="struct_0.html#NM1">Element</a> of <font color="Maroon">0L</font><b> such that </b><br/><a NAME="E2:21_1"/><i><font color="Green">E27</font></i>: 
<font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <font color="Maroon">a1</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">a2</font>
 <b>by </b><i>, </i>;<br/><b>thus </b><span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon">a2</font> = 
<font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K4">"/\"</a> <font color="Maroon">a1</font></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i>, </i>
<br/>.= 
<font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span>
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="lattices.html#T40">LATTICES:40</a></i>
;<br/><b>hence </b><a NAME="E4:21_1"/>
<font color="Maroon">a2</font> <a href="lattices.html#K4">"/\"</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span>
 ;<br/></div><b>end;</b></div>
<b>thus </b><a NAME="E3:21"/>
<font color="Maroon">L2</font> is <a href="lattices.html#V13">lower-bounded</a>
 <div><a class="txt" onclick="hs2(this)" href="javascript:()" title="21_2"><b>proof </b></a><div class="add">

<b>take </b>
<font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span>
; <i><font color="Red">:: according to </font></i><a class="ref" href="lattices.html#D13">LATTICES:def 13</a><br/>

<b>thus </b><a NAME="E1:21_2"/>
for <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> being   <a href="subset_1.html#M1">Element</a> of the <a href="struct_0.html#U1">carrier</a> of <font color="Maroon">L2</font> holds <br/> ( <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="lattices.html#K2">"/\"</a> <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span> &amp; <font color="Olive">b<sub>1</sub></font> <a href="lattices.html#K2">"/\"</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p2">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span></span>)</span> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span> )
 <b>by </b><i/>;<br/>


</div><b>end;</b></div>

<a NAME="E4:21"/><b>then </b>
 <a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">L2</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1">=</a> <font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="funct_2.html#K3">.</a> <span class="p1">(<span class="default"><a href="lattices.html#K5">Bottom</a> <font color="Maroon">0L</font></span>)</span>
 
<b>by </b><i>, <a class="ref" href="lattices.html#D16">LATTICES:def 16</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E5:21"/>
<font color="Maroon">f</font> <a href="lattice4.html#R3" target="_self">preserves_bottom</a> 
 <b>by </b><i/>;<br/>


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