Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem noel

Description: The empty set has no elements. Theorem 6.14 of Quine p. 44. (Contributed by NM, 21-Jun-1993) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 1-Sep-2015) Remove dependency on ax-10 , ax-11 , and ax-12 . (Revised by Steven Nguyen, 3-May-2023) (Proof shortened by BJ, 23-Sep-2024)

Ref Expression
Assertion noel ¬ A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nsb y ¬ ¬ x y
2 fal ¬
3 1 2 mpg ¬ x y
4 dfnul4 = y |
5 4 eleq2i x x y |
6 df-clab x y | x y
7 5 6 bitri x x y
8 3 7 mtbir ¬ x
9 8 intnan ¬ x = A x
10 9 nex ¬ x x = A x
11 dfclel A x x = A x
12 10 11 mtbir ¬ A