Show that the theory of densely linear orders and the theory of discrete linear orders are incompatible

371 Views Asked by At

I'm trying to prove that the theory of dense linear orders and the theory of discrete linear orders are incompatible by showing that their union is inconsistent. Does anyone know how to do this? Thank you for your time

1

There are 1 best solutions below

2
On BEST ANSWER

HINT: The axioms of a dense linear order say that between any two distinct elements there is a third; what do the axioms of a discrete linear order say?