2. is a fixed positive integer. For each non-empty subset of the set , a positive integer is assigned from the set , satisfying
where are any two non-empty intersecting subsets of . If there are such assignment methods, compute
2. is a fixed positive integer. For each non-empty subset of the set , a positive integer is assigned from the set , satisfying
where are any two non-empty intersecting subsets of . If there are such assignment methods, compute
[Solution] When , it is obvious that , thus we have
Now consider the case when .
The set has non-empty subsets, and these non-empty subsets form the domain of the function .
Let
First, we prove that if these values are determined, then for any non-empty subset of , is also determined.
We use mathematical induction.
From the given conditions, we know that when is an -element subset of , is determined.
Assume that when is an -element subset of , is determined, then when is an -element subset, take an element from that does not belong to , then is an -element subset of , by the induction hypothesis is determined. Then by
we get
Therefore, is also determined.
By the principle of mathematical induction, the function is completely determined by the values .
Notice that each of these values can take at most different values, so the number of ways to choose the function is
On the other hand, for any of the ways to choose the values , we can take
which satisfies the given conditions, thus providing a way to choose the function . Therefore, the number of ways to choose the function is
Thus, we have
Taking the -th root, we get
Taking the limit, we get
which gives
Naturally, the above equation also holds when .