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AxiomOfChoice
Sep13-09, 05:43 PM
If you have a > b and c \geq d, do you have a + c > b + d?

Moo Of Doom
Sep13-09, 06:19 PM
Yes you do, but it's a theorem about ordered fields, not an axiom (usually). You may try to prove it from the axioms.