By the axiom of completeness, every subset of the real numbers has a least upper bound. True or False?
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The axiom of completeness states that every non-empty subset of the real numbers that is bounded above has a least upper bound (also known as a supremum). So, if we take any subset of the real numbers that is bounded above, we can always find a least upper bound Show more…
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