Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem unialeph

Description: The union of the class of transfinite cardinals (the range of the aleph function) is the class of ordinal numbers. (Contributed by NM, 11-Nov-2003)

Ref Expression
Assertion unialeph ⊢ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ = On

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 alephprc ⊢ ¬ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ V
2 uniexb ⊢ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ V ↔ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ V
3 1 2 mtbi ⊢ ¬ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ V
4 elex ⊢ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ On → ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ V
5 3 4 mto ⊢ ¬ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ On
6 alephsson ⊢ ran ⁡ ℵ ⊆ On
7 ssorduni ⊢ ran ⁡ ℵ ⊆ On → Ord ⁡ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ
8 6 7 ax-mp ⊢ Ord ⁡ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ
9 ordeleqon ⊢ Ord ⁡ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ↔ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ On ∨ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ = On
10 8 9 mpbi ⊢ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ ∈ On ∨ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ = On
11 5 10 mtpor ⊢ ⋃ ran ⁡ ℵ = On