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    Is this a valid conclusion?

    If I have 4 variables, X(0),X(1),X(2) and X(3)

    And y1 <= X(i) <= z1

    And y2 <= X(0)+X(1) <= z2
    And y2 <= X(2)+X(3) <= z2

    And y3 <= X(0)+X(3) <= z3
    And y3 <= X(1)+X(2) <= z3

    And y4 <= X(0)+X(2) <= z4
    And y4 <= X(1)+X(3) <= z4

    And also,
    The limits of every combination of these 4 variables taken 3 at a time are identical { y5 <= [X(0)+X(1)+X(2)], [X(0)+X(1)+X(3)]... }

    Can I conclude that y2=y3=y4 and z2=z3=z4?


    [edit]
    It seems so:

    Since x(0) + [x(1) + x(2)] = [x(0) + x(1)] + x(2)
    and because the limits of x(0) and the limits of x(2) are identical,
    then the limits of [x(1)+x(2)] must be identical to the limits of [x(0)+x(1)]
    Which makes y3=y2 and z3=z2.

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