Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-alsi

Description: Define "all some" applied to a top-level implication, which means ps is true whenever ph is true and there is at least one x where ph is true. (Contributed by David A. Wheeler, 20-Oct-2018)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-alsi
|- ( A! x ( ph -> ps ) <-> ( A. x ( ph -> ps ) /\ E. x ph ) )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 vx
 |-  x
1 wph
 |-  ph
2 wps
 |-  ps
3 1 2 0 walsi
 |-  A! x ( ph -> ps )
4 1 2 wi
 |-  ( ph -> ps )
5 4 0 wal
 |-  A. x ( ph -> ps )
6 1 0 wex
 |-  E. x ph
7 5 6 wa
 |-  ( A. x ( ph -> ps ) /\ E. x ph )
8 3 7 wb
 |-  ( A! x ( ph -> ps ) <-> ( A. x ( ph -> ps ) /\ E. x ph ) )