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Least-number principle

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Every nonempty definable set of natural numbers has a least element. Over the usual arithmetic language, this principle is equivalent to the induction scheme.
The well-ordering principle quantifies over all nonempty subsets of the natural numbers; in first-order arithmetic this entry is its definable-set schema.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / iii / Paper 120 / 2 / a / Solution

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