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The following theorem, relating path-connectedness and arc-connectedness (arc := injective path):

"Every path-connected Hausdorff space is arc-connected"

can be proven both with the axiom of choice or without it. The proof given in [1] uses AC, with the specific goal in mind to avoid complexity induced by the avoidance of AC. Some proofs avoiding AC are referenced in the introduction, for comparison.

[1]: https://www.wcupa.edu/sciences-mathematics/mathematics/jBrazas/documents/Constructing_arcs_from_paths_9-9-21.pdf

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