Exercise 6.3.3

Use Theorem 6.3.6 to define

V 0 = ; V n + 1 = 𝒫 ( V n ) ( n ω ) ; V ω = n ω V n .

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Proof. Define the operation 𝐆 ( x , n ) for a set x and n 𝑵 by

𝐆 ( x , n ) = 𝒫 ( x ) ,

noting that this set exists by the Axiom of Power Set. Then by Theorem 6.3.6 there is a sequence V n n 𝑵 defined by

V 0 = V n + 1 = 𝐆 ( V n , n ) = 𝒫 ( V n ) ,

noting that V 0 = exists by the Axiom of Existence. Then we let

V ω = n ω V n ,

noting that ω = 𝑵 . This set exists by the Axiom of Union. □

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