Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem 2eu4

Description: This theorem provides us with a definition of double existential uniqueness ("exactly one x and exactly one y "). Naively one might think (incorrectly) that it could be defined by E! x E! y ph . See 2eu1 for a condition under which the naive definition holds and 2exeu for a one-way implication. See 2eu5 and 2eu8 for alternate definitions. (Contributed by NM, 3-Dec-2001) (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen, 14-Sep-2019)

Ref Expression
Assertion 2eu4 ∃!xyφ∃!yxφxyφzwxyφx=zy=w

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-eu ∃!xyφxyφ*xyφ
2 df-eu ∃!yxφyxφ*yxφ
3 excom yxφxyφ
4 3 anbi1i yxφ*yxφxyφ*yxφ
5 2 4 bitri ∃!yxφxyφ*yxφ
6 1 5 anbi12i ∃!xyφ∃!yxφxyφ*xyφxyφ*yxφ
7 anandi xyφ*xyφ*yxφxyφ*xyφxyφ*yxφ
8 2mo2 *xyφ*yxφzwxyφx=zy=w
9 8 anbi2i xyφ*xyφ*yxφxyφzwxyφx=zy=w
10 6 7 9 3bitr2i ∃!xyφ∃!yxφxyφzwxyφx=zy=w