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Result R4886 on D180: Quotient set
Characterisation of a quotient set by proper set partitions
Formulation 0
Let $X$ be a D11: Set such that
(i) \begin{equation} X \neq \emptyset \end{equation}
(ii) ${\sim} \subseteq X \times X$ is an D178: Equivalence relation on $X$
(iii) $X / {\sim}$ is a D180: Quotient set of $X$ modulo ${\sim}$
Then
(1) $X / {\sim}$ is a D83: Proper set partition of $X$
(2) If $\mathcal{S}$ is a D83: Proper set partition of $X$, then there exists a D178: Equivalence relation ${\equiv} \subseteq X \times X$ on $X$ such that $\mathcal{S} = X / {\equiv}$