It was claimed that: (a, b) ≤ (c, d) ⇔ (a < c) ∨ (a = c ∧ b ≤ d) defines a well-ordering on N x N. Show that this is actually the case.

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It was claimed that:
(a, b) ≤ (c, d) ⇔ (a < c) ∨ (a = c ∧ b ≤ d) defines a well-ordering on N x N. Show that this is actually the case.

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