Re: Cofinality



On Apr 8, 10:30 am, William Elliot <ma...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Let S be a linear order.

Let A be a cofinal subset of S. By theorem, we
may assume A is a well ordered cofinal subset.

Is there a C subset A such that C is cofinal
to S and |C| = cof S, the cofinality of S?

As this seems most likely, how would one construct C?

This seems of interest only if S is infinite and singular. How about
find B which witnesses the cofinality of S. Then construct C by
replacing each element of B with the first element of A greater than
that element?

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