Description: Existentially quantifying with respect to a non-occurring variable is independent of that variable, over ax-1 -- ax-5 and the existence axiom extru . (Contributed by BJ, 8-Mar-2026) (Proof modification is discouraged.)
| Ref | Expression | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assertion | bj-cbvexvv | |- ( E. x ph -> ( E. y ps -> E. x ps ) ) |
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ax5e | |- ( E. y ps -> ps ) |
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| 2 | ax-5 | |- ( ps -> A. x ps ) |
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| 3 | 1 2 | syl | |- ( E. y ps -> A. x ps ) |
| 4 | bj-axdd2 | |- ( E. x ph -> ( A. x ps -> E. x ps ) ) |
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| 5 | 3 4 | syl5 | |- ( E. x ph -> ( E. y ps -> E. x ps ) ) |