Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem find

Description: The Principle of Finite Induction (mathematical induction). Corollary 7.31 of TakeutiZaring p. 43. The simpler hypothesis shown here was suggested in an email from "Colin" on 1-Oct-2001. The hypothesis states that A is a set of natural numbers, zero belongs to A , and given any member of A the member's successor also belongs to A . The conclusion is that every natural number is in A . (Contributed by NM, 22-Feb-2004) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 27-Aug-2011) (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen, 28-May-2024)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis find.1 A ω A x A suc x A
Assertion find A = ω

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 find.1 A ω A x A suc x A
2 1 simp1i A ω
3 3simpc A ω A x A suc x A A x A suc x A
4 df-ral x A suc x A x x A suc x A
5 alral x x A suc x A x ω x A suc x A
6 4 5 sylbi x A suc x A x ω x A suc x A
7 6 anim2i A x A suc x A A x ω x A suc x A
8 1 3 7 mp2b A x ω x A suc x A
9 peano5 A x ω x A suc x A ω A
10 8 9 ax-mp ω A
11 2 10 eqssi A = ω