$\mathcal{S}\subseteq \tau$ ve $\cup\mathcal{B}\subseteq \cup\mathcal{S}$ yani $\mathcal{S}$ ailesi, $\cup\mathcal{B}$ kümesinin bir $\tau$-açık örtüsü olsun.
$\left.\begin{array}{r} (\mathcal{S}\subseteq\tau)(\cup\mathcal{B}\subseteq \cup\mathcal{S}) \\ \\ B\in\mathcal{B}\subseteq\mathcal{A} \end{array} \right\}\Rightarrow (B\in\mathcal{A})(\mathcal{S}\subseteq\tau)(B\subseteq\cup \mathcal{B} \subseteq \cup \mathcal{S} )$
$\left.\begin{array}{rr} \Rightarrow (\exists\mathcal{S}^*_B\subseteq \mathcal{S})(|\mathcal{S}^*_B|<\aleph_0)(B\subseteq \bigcup \mathcal{S}^*_B) \\ \\ (|\mathcal{B}|<\aleph_0)(\mathcal{S}^*:=\bigcup_{B\in\mathcal{B}} \mathcal{S}^*_B) \end{array}\right\}\Rightarrow (\mathcal{S}^*\subseteq \mathcal{S})(|\mathcal{S}^*|\overset{?}{<}\aleph_0)(\cup\mathcal{B} \subseteq \cup\mathcal{S}^*).$
Not: Soru işaretinin gerekçesine buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.