let A, B be set ; :: thesis: ( A,B are_c=-incomparable or A c= B or B c< A )
assume that
A1: A,B are_c=-comparable and
A2: not A c= B and
A3: not B c< A ; :: thesis: contradiction
( A c= B or B c= A ) by A1, XBOOLE_0:def 9;
hence contradiction by A2, A3, XBOOLE_0:def 8; :: thesis: verum