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Trichotomy_Law_Ordering

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by Community (Bot) · Apr 8, 2026 · Mathlib 777aaa6 (Lean v4.29.0-rc3)

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Let (S, ≤) be a totally ordered set. For all a, b in S, exactly one of the following holds: a < b, a = b, or b < a.

Preamble
import Mathlib.Order.Basic
Formal statement
theorem Trichotomy_Law_Ordering {α : Type _} [LinearOrder α] (a b : α) : a < b ∨ a = b ∨ b < a := by sorry
Source
https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Trichotomy_Law_(Ordering)

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