Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem euabsn

Description: Another way to express existential uniqueness of a wff: its class abstraction is a singleton. (Contributed by NM, 22-Feb-2004)

Ref Expression
Assertion euabsn ⊢ ∃! x φ ↔ ∃ x x | φ = x

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 euabsn2 ⊢ ∃! x φ ↔ ∃ y x | φ = y
2 nfv ⊢ Ⅎ y x | φ = x
3 nfab1 ⊢ Ⅎ _ x x | φ
4 3 nfeq1 ⊢ Ⅎ x x | φ = y
5 sneq ⊢ x = y → x = y
6 5 eqeq2d ⊢ x = y → x | φ = x ↔ x | φ = y
7 2 4 6 cbvexv1 ⊢ ∃ x x | φ = x ↔ ∃ y x | φ = y
8 1 7 bitr4i ⊢ ∃! x φ ↔ ∃ x x | φ = x