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<b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c1">X</font> be  non <a href="struct_0.html#V2" title="STRUCT_0:attr.2">empty</a> <a href="pre_topc.html#NM1" title="PRE_TOPC:NM.1">TopSpace</a>;<br/><b>let </b><font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font>, <font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> be   <a href="struct_0.html#NM2" title="STRUCT_0:NM.2">Subset</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">X</font>;<br/>





<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font>,<font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> <a href="tsep_2.html#R2" title="TSEP_2:pred.2">constitute_a_decomposition</a> 
 ;<br/>

<a NAME="E2:1"/><b>then </b><i><font color="Green" title="E2">A1</font></i>: 
( <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K3" title="SUBSET_1:func.3">`</a>  &amp; <font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#R1" title="HIDDEN:pred.1">=</a> <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> <a href="subset_1.html#K3" title="SUBSET_1:func.3">`</a>  )
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="tsep_2.html#T4" title="TSEP_2:th.4">TSEP_2:4</a></i>;<br/>
<b>thus </b><a NAME="E3:1"/>
( not <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> is <a href="xboole_0.html#V1" title="XBOOLE_0:attr.1">empty</a> implies <font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> is <a href="tex_2.html#V1" title="TEX_2:attr.1">proper</a> )
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<b>assume </b><a NAME="E1:1_1"/>
not <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> is <a href="xboole_0.html#V1" title="XBOOLE_0:attr.1">empty</a>
 ;<br/>

<a NAME="E2:1_1"/><b>then </b>
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> <a href="hidden.html#NR2" title="HIDDEN:NR.2">&lt;&gt;</a> the <a href="struct_0.html#U1" title="STRUCT_0:sel.1">carrier</a> of <font color="Maroon" title="c1">X</font>
 
<b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="tex_3.html#E2:1"><i><font color="Green" title="E2">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="tops_3.html#T1" title="TOPS_3:th.1">TOPS_3:1</a></i>;<br/>
<b>hence </b><a NAME="E3:1_1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> is <a href="tex_2.html#V1" title="TEX_2:attr.1">proper</a>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="ref" href="tex_2.html#T5" title="TEX_2:th.5">TEX_2:5</a></i>;<br/>


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<b>assume </b><a NAME="E4:1"/>
<font color="Maroon" title="c3">B</font> is <a href="tex_2.html#V1" title="TEX_2:attr.1">proper</a>
 ;<br/>

<b>hence </b><a NAME="E5:1"/>
not <font color="Maroon" title="c2">A</font> is <a href="xboole_0.html#V1" title="XBOOLE_0:attr.1">empty</a>
 <b>by </b><i><a class="txt" href="tex_3.html#E2:1"><i><font color="Green" title="E2">A1</font></i></a>, <a class="ref" href="tex_2.html#T5" title="TEX_2:th.5">TEX_2:5</a></i>;<br/>


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