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ConvexAnalysisMonotoneOperators_BauschkeCombettes_2017.Chap01.Fact_1_1

theorem fact_1_1 {α : Type u} [Preorder α] (h : ∀ (c : Set α), IsChain (fun (a b : α) => a b) cBddAbove c) :
∃ (m : α), IsMax m

Fact 1.1 (Zorn's lemma): if every chain in a preorder has an upper bound, then there exists a maximal element.