English
A function whose codomain is infinite but strictly smaller than its domain has an infinite fiber: there exists a ∈ α such that f⁻¹({a}) is infinite.
Русский
Функция, чья кодомножество бесконечно, но строго меньше домена, имеет бесконечное волокно: существует a ∈ α такое, что f⁻¹({a}) бесконечно.
LaTeX
$$$\exists a:\, α,\ Infinite( f^{-1}\\{a\\} ).$$$
Lean4
/-- A function whose codomain's cardinality is infinite but strictly smaller than its domain's
has an infinite fiber. -/
theorem exists_infinite_fiber {β α : Type u} (f : β → α) (w : #α < #β) (w' : Infinite α) :
∃ a : α, Infinite (f ⁻¹' { a }) := by
simp_rw [Cardinal.infinite_iff] at w' ⊢
obtain ⟨a, ha⟩ := infinite_pigeonhole_card_lt f w w'
exact ⟨a, w'.trans ha.le⟩