Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ssonuni

Description: The union of a set of ordinal numbers is an ordinal number. Theorem 9 of Suppes p. 132. Lemma 2.7 of Schloeder p. 4. (Contributed by NM, 1-Nov-2003)

Ref Expression
Assertion ssonuni ⊢ A ∈ V → A ⊆ On → ⋃ A ∈ On

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ssorduni ⊢ A ⊆ On → Ord ⁡ ⋃ A
2 uniexg ⊢ A ∈ V → ⋃ A ∈ V
3 elong ⊢ ⋃ A ∈ V → ⋃ A ∈ On ↔ Ord ⁡ ⋃ A
4 2 3 syl ⊢ A ∈ V → ⋃ A ∈ On ↔ Ord ⁡ ⋃ A
5 1 4 imbitrrid ⊢ A ∈ V → A ⊆ On → ⋃ A ∈ On