Teichmüller-Tukey lemma

English

Etymology

Named after John Tukey and Oswald Teichmüller.

Proper noun

the Tukey-Teichmüller lemma

  1. (mathematics) A lemma stating that every non-empty collection of finite character has a maximal element with respect to inclusion.
    Synonym: Tukey's lemma
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