Well-Ordering Hereditarily Finite Sets

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The discussion confirms the existence of a recursive well-ordering of hereditarily finite sets. It explains that at each construction step, only a finite number of sets are added, which can be ordered lexicographically. The natural well-order is exemplified as ({}, {{}}, {{{}}}, {{}, {{}}}, ...). This establishes a clear method for organizing these sets recursively.

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Does there exist a recursive well-ordering of the hereditarily finite sets?
 
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Sure. At each step in the construction, only a finite number of sets are added; these can be ordered as desired (lexiographically, say).

The natural well-order is then ({}, {{}}, {{{}}}, {{}, {{}}}, ...)
 
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