Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem onin

Description: The intersection of two ordinal numbers is an ordinal number. (Contributed by NM, 7-Apr-1995)

Ref Expression
Assertion onin ⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → A ∩ B ∈ On

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 eloni ⊢ A ∈ On → Ord ⁡ A
2 eloni ⊢ B ∈ On → Ord ⁡ B
3 ordin ⊢ Ord ⁡ A ∧ Ord ⁡ B → Ord ⁡ A ∩ B
4 1 2 3 syl2an ⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → Ord ⁡ A ∩ B
5 simpl ⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → A ∈ On
6 inex1g ⊢ A ∈ On → A ∩ B ∈ V
7 elong ⊢ A ∩ B ∈ V → A ∩ B ∈ On ↔ Ord ⁡ A ∩ B
8 5 6 7 3syl ⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → A ∩ B ∈ On ↔ Ord ⁡ A ∩ B
9 4 8 mpbird ⊢ A ∈ On ∧ B ∈ On → A ∩ B ∈ On