Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem opabidw

Description: The law of concretion. Special case of Theorem 9.5 of Quine p. 61. Version of opabid with a disjoint variable condition, which does not require ax-13 . (Contributed by NM, 14-Apr-1995) Avoid ax-13 . (Revised by GG, 26-Jan-2024)

Ref Expression
Assertion opabidw ⊢ x y ∈ x y | φ ↔ φ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 opex ⊢ x y ∈ V
2 copsexgw ⊢ z = x y → φ ↔ ∃ x ∃ y z = x y ∧ φ
3 2 bicomd ⊢ z = x y → ∃ x ∃ y z = x y ∧ φ ↔ φ
4 df-opab ⊢ x y | φ = z | ∃ x ∃ y z = x y ∧ φ
5 1 3 4 elab2 ⊢ x y ∈ x y | φ ↔ φ