well-ordering principle implies axiom of choice
Theorem.
The well-ordering principle implies the axiom of choice![]()
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Proof.
Let be a collection![]()
of nonempty sets. Then is a set. By the well-ordering principle, is well-ordered under some relation
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. Since each is a nonempty subset of , each has a least member with respect to the relation .
Define by . Then is a choice function. Hence, the axiom of choice holds.∎