Ultrafilter lemma
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The ultrafilter lemma is a set-theoretic principle weaker than the full Axiom of Choice that guarantees every filter can be extended to an ultrafilter and underlies several key results in topology and analysis.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultrafilter lemma Context triple: [Tychonoff theorem for products of compact spaces, relatedTo, Ultrafilter lemma]
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Hausdorff maximal principle
The Hausdorff maximal principle is a foundational result in set theory and order theory stating that every partially ordered set contains a maximal totally ordered subset (a maximal chain), and it is equivalent to the axiom of choice.
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Kuratowski–Zorn lemma (attribution as Zorn’s lemma variant)
The Kuratowski–Zorn lemma is a fundamental result in set theory and order theory, equivalent to the Axiom of Choice, which guarantees the existence of maximal elements in certain partially ordered sets.
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Tychonoff theorem for products of compact spaces
The Tychonoff theorem for products of compact spaces is a fundamental result in topology stating that any product of compact topological spaces is compact, a statement that is equivalent in strength to the axiom of choice.
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Ky Fan’s lemma
Ky Fan’s lemma is a combinatorial topological result that generalizes Tucker’s lemma and provides conditions guaranteeing the existence of certain balanced or fully labeled simplices in labeled triangulations of spheres or simplices.
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Banach–Alaoglu theorem
The Banach–Alaoglu theorem is a fundamental result in functional analysis stating that the closed unit ball in the dual of a normed space is compact in the weak-* topology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultrafilter lemma Target entity description: The ultrafilter lemma is a set-theoretic principle weaker than the full Axiom of Choice that guarantees every filter can be extended to an ultrafilter and underlies several key results in topology and analysis.
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A.
Hausdorff maximal principle
The Hausdorff maximal principle is a foundational result in set theory and order theory stating that every partially ordered set contains a maximal totally ordered subset (a maximal chain), and it is equivalent to the axiom of choice.
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B.
Kuratowski–Zorn lemma (attribution as Zorn’s lemma variant)
The Kuratowski–Zorn lemma is a fundamental result in set theory and order theory, equivalent to the Axiom of Choice, which guarantees the existence of maximal elements in certain partially ordered sets.
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C.
Tychonoff theorem for products of compact spaces
The Tychonoff theorem for products of compact spaces is a fundamental result in topology stating that any product of compact topological spaces is compact, a statement that is equivalent in strength to the axiom of choice.
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D.
Ky Fan’s lemma
Ky Fan’s lemma is a combinatorial topological result that generalizes Tucker’s lemma and provides conditions guaranteeing the existence of certain balanced or fully labeled simplices in labeled triangulations of spheres or simplices.
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E.
Banach–Alaoglu theorem
The Banach–Alaoglu theorem is a fundamental result in functional analysis stating that the closed unit ball in the dual of a normed space is compact in the weak-* topology.
- F. None of above. chosen
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