Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem pwnss

Description: The power set of a set is never a subset. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 22-Feb-2015) (Proof shortened by BJ, 24-Jul-2025)

Ref Expression
Assertion pwnss ⊢ A ∈ V → ¬ 𝒫 A ⊆ A

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 rru ⊢ ¬ x ∈ A | ¬ x ∈ x ∈ A
2 ssel ⊢ 𝒫 A ⊆ A → x ∈ A | ¬ x ∈ x ∈ 𝒫 A → x ∈ A | ¬ x ∈ x ∈ A
3 1 2 mtoi ⊢ 𝒫 A ⊆ A → ¬ x ∈ A | ¬ x ∈ x ∈ 𝒫 A
4 rabelpw ⊢ A ∈ V → x ∈ A | ¬ x ∈ x ∈ 𝒫 A
5 3 4 nsyl3 ⊢ A ∈ V → ¬ 𝒫 A ⊆ A