<?xml version="1.0"?>
<div class="add">

<b>let </b><font color="Maroon">a</font> be  <a href="xxreal_0.html#V1" target="_self">ext-real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> ;<br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon">b</font> be  <a href="xxreal_0.html#V1" target="_self">ext-real</a>  <a href="ordinal1.html#NM1" target="_self">number</a> ;<br/>



<a NAME="E1:39"/>
( <font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" target="_self">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font> or  not <font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" target="_self">&lt;=</a> <font color="Maroon">b</font> )
 
;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E2:39"/>
<font color="Maroon">a</font> <a href="xxreal_0.html#R1" target="_self">&lt;=</a>  <a href="xxreal_0.html#K4" target="_self">max</a> <font color="Maroon">a</font>,<font color="Maroon">b</font>
 <b>by </b><i/>;<br/>


</div>
