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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 ii Paper 2 16H c Solution by
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The compactness theorem states that a set of first-order sentences has a model if and only if every finite subset of has a model.
The forward implication follows by using the same model for every finite subset. Conversely, suppose every finite subset of has a model. If were inconsistent, a formal derivation of from would use only finitely many assumptions, say those in . Then would be inconsistent. By part (b), would have no model, contrary to the hypothesis. Thus is consistent, and part (b) gives a model of .
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