Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem exmo

Description: Any proposition holds for some x or holds for at most one x . (Contributed by NM, 8-Mar-1995) Shorten proof and avoid df-eu . (Revised by BJ, 14-Oct-2022)

Ref Expression
Assertion exmo ⊢ ∃ x φ ∨ ∃* x φ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nexmo ⊢ ¬ ∃ x φ → ∃* x φ
2 1 orri ⊢ ∃ x φ ∨ ∃* x φ