The finite-condition Lévy collapse consists of finite partial functions with and , ordered by reverse inclusion. The generic union gives a surjection for every infinite . If is regular and uncountable, the Delta-system lemma at a regular uncountable cardinal proves the -chain condition, so the extension makes .
Assume that is regular and uncountable in , as required for this claim. If an antichain had size , apply the delta-system lemma at a regular uncountable cardinal inside to the finite domains of its conditions. After thinning, their domains form a delta-system with finite root .
There are fewer than possible restrictions to , because each coordinate has fewer than possible values. Since is a regular cardinal, we can thin again to conditions agreeing on . Any two now have disjoint domains outside and agree on , so their union is a common extension. This contradicts that is an antichain. Therefore
If the word “regular” is allowed to include , the printed claim needs the additional hypothesis that is uncountable; the finite-condition order can have an infinite antichain when .