let S be monotone regular OrderSortedSign; for o being OperSymbol of S
for w1 being Element of the carrier of S * st w1 <= the_arity_of o holds
LBound o,w1 <= o
let o be OperSymbol of S; for w1 being Element of the carrier of S * st w1 <= the_arity_of o holds
LBound o,w1 <= o
let w1 be Element of the carrier of S * ; ( w1 <= the_arity_of o implies LBound o,w1 <= o )
assume A1:
w1 <= the_arity_of o
; LBound o,w1 <= o
set lo = LBound o,w1;
A2:
LBound o,w1 has_least_rank_for o,w1
by A1, Th14;
then
LBound o,w1 has_least_sort_for o,w1
by Def12;
then A3:
the_result_sort_of (LBound o,w1) <= the_result_sort_of o
by A1, Def11;
A4:
LBound o,w1 has_least_args_for o,w1
by A2, Def12;
then A5:
o ~= LBound o,w1
by Def10;
the_arity_of (LBound o,w1) <= the_arity_of o
by A1, A4, Def10;
hence
LBound o,w1 <= o
by A5, A3, Def22; verum