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				CLASSICAL FIRST-ORDER LOGIC WITH EQUALITY  
				Predicate calculus with equality:  Auxiliary axiom schemes (4 schemes)  
				Axiom scheme ax-12 (Substitution)  
				exlimdd  
			 
				
		 
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		Description:   Existential elimination rule of natural deduction.  (Contributed by Mario Carneiro , 9-Feb-2017)   (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen , 3-Sep-2023) 
		
			
				
					 
					 
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					Expression 
				 
					
						 
						Hypotheses 
						exlimdd.1  
						  ⊢   Ⅎ  x     φ          
					 
					
						 
						 
						exlimdd.2  
						  ⊢   Ⅎ  x     χ          
					 
					
						 
						 
						exlimdd.3  
						   ⊢   φ   →   ∃  x     ψ          
					 
					
						 
						 
						exlimdd.4  
						   ⊢    φ   ∧   ψ      →   χ        
					 
				
					 
					Assertion 
					exlimdd  
					   ⊢   φ   →   χ        
				 
			
		 
		 
			
				Proof 
				
					
						Step 
						Hyp 
						Ref 
						Expression 
					 
						
							1  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.1  
							   ⊢   Ⅎ  x     φ          
						 
						
							2  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.2  
							   ⊢   Ⅎ  x     χ          
						 
						
							3  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.3  
							    ⊢   φ   →   ∃  x     ψ          
						 
						
							4  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.4  
							    ⊢    φ   ∧   ψ      →   χ        
						 
						
							5  
							
								4 
							 
							ex  
							    ⊢   φ   →    ψ   →   χ           
						 
						
							6  
							
								1  2  3  5 
							 
							exlimimdd  
							    ⊢   φ   →   χ