Upward Lowenheim-Skolem theorem

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Upward Lowenheim-Skolem theorem by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
If an -theory has an infinite model, then it has models of arbitrarily large cardinality. For a cardinal , add constants for and all inequalities . Every finite fragment is satisfiable in the given infinite model, so compactness gives a model with at least elements. Applying the downward theorem produces a model of exactly when .

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