Description: The principle of founded induction. Theorem 4.4 of Don Monk's notes (see frmin ). This principle states that if B is a subclass of a founded class A with the property that every element of B whose initial segment is included in A is itself equal to A . (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 6-Feb-2011) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 26-Jun-2015)
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Hypotheses | frind.1 | |- R Fr A |
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frind.2 | |- R Se A |
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Assertion | frindi | |- ( ( B C_ A /\ A. y e. A ( Pred ( R , A , y ) C_ B -> y e. B ) ) -> A = B ) |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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1 | frind.1 | |- R Fr A |
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2 | frind.2 | |- R Se A |
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3 | frind | |- ( ( ( R Fr A /\ R Se A ) /\ ( B C_ A /\ A. y e. A ( Pred ( R , A , y ) C_ B -> y e. B ) ) ) -> A = B ) |
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4 | 1 2 3 | mpanl12 | |- ( ( B C_ A /\ A. y e. A ( Pred ( R , A , y ) C_ B -> y e. B ) ) -> A = B ) |