Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem excom

Description: Theorem 19.11 of Margaris p. 89. (Contributed by NM, 5-Aug-1993) Remove dependencies on ax-5 , ax-6 , ax-7 , ax-10 , ax-12 . (Revised by Wolf Lammen, 8-Jan-2018) (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen, 22-Aug-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion excom ⊢ ∃ x ∃ y φ ↔ ∃ y ∃ x φ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 alcom ⊢ ∀ x ∀ y ¬ φ ↔ ∀ y ∀ x ¬ φ
2 1 notbii ⊢ ¬ ∀ x ∀ y ¬ φ ↔ ¬ ∀ y ∀ x ¬ φ
3 2exnaln ⊢ ∃ x ∃ y φ ↔ ¬ ∀ x ∀ y ¬ φ
4 2exnaln ⊢ ∃ y ∃ x φ ↔ ¬ ∀ y ∀ x ¬ φ
5 2 3 4 3bitr4i ⊢ ∃ x ∃ y φ ↔ ∃ y ∃ x φ