Axiom of choice (AC)

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For every family {A_i}_{i∈I} of non-empty sets, there exists a choice function f with f(i) ∈ A_i for each i. Independent of ZF (Gödel 1938, Cohen 1963), equivalent to Zorn's lemma and the well-ordering theorem.

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