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What is the meaning of "there exists x ∈ S ∖ m. Then m ⊊ m ∪ {x} ∈ X; a contradiction"?

What is the meaning of "there exists x ∈ S ∖ m. Then m ⊊ m ∪ {x} ∈ X; a contradiction-example-1

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It means that there is an element x in the set S that is not in the set m. Then, m is a proper subset of m union {x}, which is a member of the set X. This leads to a contradiction, which means that the original assumption must be false.

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