A <filter on a set> $\mathcal U$ on $\mathbb N$ is a nonempty family of subsets of $\mathbb N$ such that:

* $\varnothing\notin\mathcal U$;
* if $A,B\in\mathcal U$, then $A\cap B\in\mathcal U$;
* if $A\in\mathcal U$ and $A\subseteq B\subseteq\mathbb N$, then $B\in\mathcal U$.

These conditions imply $\mathbb N\in\mathcal U$.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

Solution

Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / iii / Paper 144 / 2 / a / i / Solution

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An ultrafilter on a set $X$ is a proper <filter on a set> that contains exactly one of $A$ and $X\setminus A$ for every $A\subseteq X$.

Ultrafilter

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A filter $\mathcal F$ on a set $X$ is a nonempty family of subsets that excludes the empty set, is closed under finite intersections, and is upward closed under inclusion.


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