English
If α is a preorder with a Well-Founded LT (lt), and a is not maximal, there exists a', such that a CovBy a'.
Русский
Если существует WellFounded LT на α и a не максимален, то существует a', для которого a CovBy a'.
LaTeX
$$[wf : WellFoundedLT α] ⟨¬IsMax a⟩ → ∃ a', CovBy a a'$$
Lean4
theorem exists_covBy_of_wellFoundedLT [wf : WellFoundedLT α] ⦃a : α⦄ (h : ¬IsMax a) : ∃ a', a ⋖ a' :=
by
rw [not_isMax_iff] at h
exact ⟨_, wellFounded_lt.min_mem _ h, fun a' ↦ wf.wf.not_lt_min _ h⟩