English Explanatory Dictionary

Zorn's lemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A proposition of set theory stating that every partially ordered set, in which every chain (i.e. totally ordered subset) has an upper bound, contains at least one maximal element.

Word forms

Zorn's lemma

Etymology

After Max August Zorn 1906-1993, German-born American mathematician. See German Zorn.

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