Cartesian Product with Proper Class is Proper Class

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Theorem

Let $A$ be a proper class.

Let $B$ be a class which is not empty.


Then the Cartesian product $\paren {A \times B}$ is a proper class.


Proof

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Aiming for a contradiction, suppose that $\paren {A \times B}$ is small.

By Domain of Small Relation is Small, the domain of $\paren {A \times B}$ is small.


Since $B \ne \O$, Nonempty Class has Members shows that $\exists y: y \in B$.

The domain of $\paren {A \times B}$ is the collection of all $x \in A$ such that $\exists y: y \in B$.


The domain of $\paren {A \times B}$ is $A$.

Therefore, $A$ is small, contradicting the fact that it is a proper class.

$\blacksquare$


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