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wellFounded_iff_isEmpty_descending_chain

∀ {α : Sort u_1} {r : α → α → Prop}, WellFounded r ↔ IsEmpty { f // ∀ (n : ℕ), r (f (n + 1)) (f n) }

A relation is well-founded iff it doesn't have any infinite descending chain. See RelEmbedding.wellFounded_iff_isEmpty for a version in terms of relation embeddings.

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Depth 17 from the axioms · uses propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound

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