Minimally Inductive Set is Infinite Cardinal
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Theorem
$\omega$, the minimally inductive set, is an element of the class of infinite cardinals $\NN'$.
Proof
By Cardinal Number Less than Ordinal: Corollary:
- $\card \omega \le \omega$
Moreover, for any $n \in \omega$, by Cardinal of Finite Ordinal:
- $\card n < \card {n + 1} \le \card \omega$
Thus by Cardinal of Finite Ordinal:
- $n \in \card \omega$
Therefore:
- $\omega = \card \omega$
By Cardinal of Cardinal Equal to Cardinal: Corollary:
- $\omega \in \NN'$
$\blacksquare$