Exchange of Order of Summations over Finite Sets/Cartesian Product/Proof 3

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Theorem

Let $f: S \times T \to \mathbb A$ be a mapping.


Then we have an equality of summations over finite sets:

$\ds \sum_{s \mathop \in S} \sum_{t \mathop \in T} \map f {s, t} = \sum_{t \mathop \in T} \sum_{s \mathop \in S} \map f {s, t}$


Proof

Let $n$ be the cardinality of $T$.

The proof goes by induction on $n$.


Basis for the Induction

Let $n = 0$.




Induction Step

Let $n > 0$.

Let $t \in T$.

Use Cardinality of Set minus Singleton