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proof of Zermelo's postulate
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(Proof)
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The following is a proof that the axiom of choice implies Zermelo's postulate.
Proof. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be a disjoint family of nonempty sets. Let $\displaystyle f \colon \mathcal{F} \to \bigcup \mathcal{F}$ be a choice function. Let $A,B \in \mathcal{F}$ with $A \neq B$ Since $\mathcal{F}$ is a disjoint family of sets, $\displaystyle A \cap B = \emptyset$ Since $f$ is a choice function, $f(A) \in A$ and $f(B) \in B$ Thus, $f(A) \notin B$ Hence, $f(A) \neq f(B)$ It follows that $f$ is injective.
Let $\displaystyle C=\left\{f(B) \in \bigcup \mathcal{F} : B \in \mathcal{F} \right\}$ Then $C$ is a set.
Let $A \in \mathcal{F}$ Since $f$ is injective, $\displaystyle A \cap C=\{f(A)\}$ 
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Cross-references: injective, choice function, disjoint, Zermelo's postulate, implies, axiom of choice, proof
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| AMS MSC: | 03E25 (Mathematical logic and foundations :: Set theory :: Axiom of choice and related propositions) |
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