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Increasing enumeration of an infinite subset of natural numbers (f(0)=minA)

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For an infinite subset A⊆N, repeatedly selecting the least element not yet used gives a bijection f:N→A. The well-order ensures each minimum exists, infinitude ensures the remaining set is nonempty, and strict increase gives injectivity. If a∈A were omitted forever, all selected values would be at most a, impossible inside the finite set {0,…,a}.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2014 / ia / Paper 4 / 7E / ii / Solution
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