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Past exam of the analytic topology and axiomatic set theory course of the University of Oxford / 2009 / B / 6 / iii / b / Solution by

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Equality with the union is expressed by

(\forall z \in x \exists u \in y z \in u) \land (\forall u \in y \forall z \in u z \in x) .

(1)

The first conjunct says that every member of

x

lies in some member of

y

; the second gives the reverse inclusion. Every quantifier is bounded by a parameter or by an element of a previously bounded parameter. Therefore bounded absoluteness applies, proving full absoluteness and hence upward absoluteness of

x = ⋃ y

. This only compares the relation for existing parameters; it does not require either class to contain the union of every one of its sets.

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