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Condensation sentence for the constructible hierarchy

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A condensation sentence is a fixed first-order sentence σ such that every transitive set satisfying σ is Lλ​ for a limit ordinal λ. It combines a sufficiently strong finite fragment of set theory, the assertion that every set is constructible, and the absence of a largest ordinal.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 128 / 1 / a / iii / Solution
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