Kuratowski’s lemma


Any chain in an ordered set is contained in a maximal chain.

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Title Kuratowski’s lemma
Canonical name KuratowskisLemma
Date of creation 2013-03-22 13:13:39
Last modified on 2013-03-22 13:13:39
Owner Koro (127)
Last modified by Koro (127)
Numerical id 6
Author Koro (127)
Entry type Theorem
Classification msc 03E25
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