Cofinal Ordinal Relation is Reflexive

Theorem
Let $x$ be an ordinal.

Then $x$ is cofinal to itself.

That is:


 * $\operatorname{cof} \left({x, x}\right)$

Proof
Each of the conditions for cofinal ordinals shall be verified:


 * $x \le x$ follows by Set is Subset of Itself.

The mapping $f: x \to x$ can simply be the identity mapping $I_x$:


 * $I_x: x \to x$

Moreover, $a < b \implies I_x \left({a}\right) < I_x \left({b}\right)$ by the definition of the identity mapping.

Therefore:


 * $I_x$ is strictly increasing.

Finally, $I_x \left({a}\right) \ge a$ by definition of identity mapping.

It follows by Existential Generalisation that:
 * $\forall a \in x: \exists b \in x: I_x \left({b}\right) \ge a$