Cardinal Inequality without using Choice

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Let $k$ be an infinite cardinal (i.e. not in bijection with any natural number), show that

$\mathbb{N} \leq 2^{2^k}$

This is very easy with choice, without it I don't even know where to start.

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HINT:

  • If $k$ is infinite, then $k$ contains subsets of every finite size.

  • Of course, there will be many subsets of $k$ of each finite size.

  • Do you see how to identify a given natural number $n$ with a certain family of subsets of $k$?