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\textbf{Dilworth's Theorem}. If $P$ is a poset with width $w<\infty$, then $w$ is also the smallest integer such that $P$ can be written as the union of $w$ chains. \textbf{Dilworth's Theorem}. If $P$ is a poset with width $w<\infty$, then $w$ is also the smallest integer such that $P$ can be written as the union of $w$ chains.
\textbf{Remark}. If $w$ is infinite, then statement is not true. The proof of Dilworth's Theorem and its couterexample in the infinite case can be found in the reference below. \textbf{Remark}. If $w$ is infinite, then statement is not true. The proof of Dilworth's Theorem and its couterexample in the infinite case can be found in the reference below.
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\bibitem{jbn} J.B. Nation, ``Lattice Theory", \PMlinkexternal{http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~jb/lat1-6.pdf}{http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~jb/lat1-6.pdf} \bibitem{jbn} J.B. Nation, ``Lattice Theory", \PMlinkexternal{http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~jb/lat1-6.pdf}{http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~jb/lat1-6.pdf}
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