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* [[Ernst Zermelo]]
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-ordering_theorem Well-ordering theorem] @ Wikipedia
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-ordering_theorem Well-ordering theorem] @ Wikipedia

Revision as of 19:09, 17 February 2016

In mathematics, the well-ordering theorem states that every set can be well-ordered.

Description

A set X is well-ordered by a strict total order if every non-empty subset of X has a least element under the ordering.

This is also known as Zermelo's theorem and is equivalent to the Axiom of Choice.

Ernst Zermelo introduced the Axiom of Choice as an "unobjectionable logical principle" to prove the well-ordering theorem.

Transfinite induction

This is important because it makes every set susceptible to the powerful technique of transfinite induction.

Paradoxical consequences

The well-ordering theorem has consequences that may seem paradoxical, such as the Banach–Tarski paradox.

See also

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