let U0 be Universal_Algebra; :: thesis: UniAlg_join U0 is associative
set o = UniAlg_join U0;
for x, y, z being Element of Sub U0 holds (UniAlg_join U0) . x,((UniAlg_join U0) . y,z) = (UniAlg_join U0) . ((UniAlg_join U0) . x,y),z
proof
let x, y, z be Element of Sub U0; :: thesis: (UniAlg_join U0) . x,((UniAlg_join U0) . y,z) = (UniAlg_join U0) . ((UniAlg_join U0) . x,y),z
reconsider U1 = x, U2 = y, U3 = z as strict SubAlgebra of U0 by Def15;
reconsider B = the carrier of U1 \/ (the carrier of U2 \/ the carrier of U3) as non empty set ;
A1: (UniAlg_join U0) . x,y = U1 "\/" U2 by Def16;
A2: the carrier of U2 is Subset of U0 by Def8;
A3: the carrier of U3 is Subset of U0 by Def8;
then reconsider C = the carrier of U2 \/ the carrier of U3 as non empty Subset of U0 by A2, XBOOLE_1:8;
A4: the carrier of U1 is Subset of U0 by Def8;
then reconsider D = the carrier of U1 \/ the carrier of U2 as non empty Subset of U0 by A2, XBOOLE_1:8;
the carrier of U2 \/ the carrier of U3 c= the carrier of U0 by A2, A3, XBOOLE_1:8;
then reconsider B = B as non empty Subset of U0 by A4, XBOOLE_1:8;
A5: B = D \/ the carrier of U3 by XBOOLE_1:4;
A6: (U1 "\/" U2) "\/" U3 = (GenUnivAlg D) "\/" U3 by Def14
.= GenUnivAlg B by A5, Th23 ;
(UniAlg_join U0) . y,z = U2 "\/" U3 by Def16;
then A7: (UniAlg_join U0) . x,((UniAlg_join U0) . y,z) = U1 "\/" (U2 "\/" U3) by Def16;
U1 "\/" (U2 "\/" U3) = U1 "\/" (GenUnivAlg C) by Def14
.= (GenUnivAlg C) "\/" U1 by Th24
.= GenUnivAlg B by Th23 ;
hence (UniAlg_join U0) . x,((UniAlg_join U0) . y,z) = (UniAlg_join U0) . ((UniAlg_join U0) . x,y),z by A1, A7, A6, Def16; :: thesis: verum
end;
hence UniAlg_join U0 is associative by BINOP_1:def 3; :: thesis: verum