Exercises 1.15 Week 1 Exercises, due 28 September 2021
Please indicate whether the following sentences are true, false, or meaningless, and include a short (1 sentence) justification. Each of these is worth 1 point.
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For every \(x \in \varnothing\text{,}\) one has \(0=1\text{.}\)
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There exists \(x \in \varnothing \) such that \(0=0\text{.}\)
A set \(X\) is said to be transitive if and only if, for every \(x \in X\text{,}\) one has \(x \subseteq X\text{.}\) (In particular, every element of a transitive set must itself be a set.) A transitive set \(X\) is called an ordinal if and only if it satisfies the following condition:
The following exercises are really about getting the definitions and the use of logic correct. Each is worth 2 points.
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Prove that not every transitive set is an ordinal.
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Prove that every natural number is on ordinal.
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Prove that not every ordinal is a natural number.