let Y, X be non empty set ; for F being BinOp of Y
for f being Function of X,Y st F is idempotent & F is commutative & F is associative holds
for a, b, c being Element of X holds F $$ {.a,b,c.},f = F . (F . (f . a),(f . b)),(f . c)
let F be BinOp of Y; for f being Function of X,Y st F is idempotent & F is commutative & F is associative holds
for a, b, c being Element of X holds F $$ {.a,b,c.},f = F . (F . (f . a),(f . b)),(f . c)
let f be Function of X,Y; ( F is idempotent & F is commutative & F is associative implies for a, b, c being Element of X holds F $$ {.a,b,c.},f = F . (F . (f . a),(f . b)),(f . c) )
assume A1:
( F is idempotent & F is commutative & F is associative )
; for a, b, c being Element of X holds F $$ {.a,b,c.},f = F . (F . (f . a),(f . b)),(f . c)
let a, b, c be Element of X; F $$ {.a,b,c.},f = F . (F . (f . a),(f . b)),(f . c)
consider G being Function of (Fin X),Y such that
A2:
F $$ {.a,b,c.},f = G . {a,b,c}
and
for e being Element of Y st e is_a_unity_wrt F holds
G . {} = e
and
A3:
for x being Element of X holds G . {x} = f . x
and
A4:
for B9 being Element of Fin X st B9 c= {a,b,c} & B9 <> {} holds
for x being Element of X st x in {a,b,c} holds
G . (B9 \/ {x}) = F . (G . B9),(f . x)
by A1, Th25;
A5:
b in {a,b,c}
by ENUMSET1:def 1;
A6: G . {a,b} =
G . ({a} \/ {b})
by ENUMSET1:41
.=
F . (G . {.a.}),(f . b)
by A4, A5, Th3
.=
F . (f . a),(f . b)
by A3
;
A7:
c in {a,b,c}
by ENUMSET1:def 1;
thus F $$ {.a,b,c.},f =
G . ({.a,b.} \/ {.c.})
by A2, ENUMSET1:43
.=
F . (F . (f . a),(f . b)),(f . c)
by A4, A6, A7, Th4
; verum