scott's trick

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What does scott's trick mean?

A method for giving a definition of equivalence classes for equivalence relations on a proper class, relying on the axiom of regularity but not on the axiom of choice.

Where does scott's trick come from?

Introduced by Dana Scott in 1955.

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