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Trying to prove the following: A set "A" is called a well ordered set if there is a relation R on A such that R is reflexive, transitive, and for all a,b are elements of A, either aRb or bRa.

Prove that the set of the integers is a well-ordered set under the relation less than or equal to.

Would I just need to prove the less than or equal to is reflexive and transitive?
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A set "A" is called a well ordered set if there is a relation R on A such that R is reflexive, transitive, and for all a, b are elements of A, either aRb or bRa. Prove that the set of the integers is a well-ordered set under the relation less than or equal to. Would I ...

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