Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem opex

Description: An ordered pair of classes is a set. Exercise 7 of TakeutiZaring p. 16. (Contributed by NM, 18-Aug-1993) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 26-Apr-2015) Avoid ax-nul . (Revised by GG, 6-Mar-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion opex
|- <. A , B >. e. _V

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-op
 |-  <. A , B >. = { x | ( A e. _V /\ B e. _V /\ x e. { { A } , { A , B } } ) }
2 simp3
 |-  ( ( A e. _V /\ B e. _V /\ x e. { { A } , { A , B } } ) -> x e. { { A } , { A , B } } )
3 prex
 |-  { { A } , { A , B } } e. _V
4 2 3 abex
 |-  { x | ( A e. _V /\ B e. _V /\ x e. { { A } , { A , B } } ) } e. _V
5 1 4 eqeltri
 |-  <. A , B >. e. _V