let C be Ordinal; for phi being Ordinal-Sequence st phi is increasing holds
C +^ phi is increasing
let phi be Ordinal-Sequence; ( phi is increasing implies C +^ phi is increasing )
assume A1:
phi is increasing
; C +^ phi is increasing
let A be Ordinal; ORDINAL2:def 12 for b1 being set holds
( not A in b1 or not b1 in dom (C +^ phi) or (C +^ phi) . A in (C +^ phi) . b1 )
let B be Ordinal; ( not A in B or not B in dom (C +^ phi) or (C +^ phi) . A in (C +^ phi) . B )
set xi = C +^ phi;
assume that
A2:
A in B
and
A3:
B in dom (C +^ phi)
; (C +^ phi) . A in (C +^ phi) . B
reconsider A9 = phi . A, B9 = phi . B as Ordinal ;
A4:
dom (C +^ phi) = dom phi
by ORDINAL3:def 1;
then A5:
(C +^ phi) . B = C +^ B9
by A3, ORDINAL3:def 1;
A in dom (C +^ phi)
by A2, A3, ORDINAL1:10;
then A6:
(C +^ phi) . A = C +^ A9
by A4, ORDINAL3:def 1;
A9 in B9
by A1, A2, A3, A4;
hence
(C +^ phi) . A in (C +^ phi) . B
by A6, A5, ORDINAL2:32; verum