Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem uniwun

Description: Every set is contained in a weak universe. This is the analogue of grothtsk for weak universes, but it is provable in ZF without the Tarski-Grothendieck axiom, contrary to grothtsk . (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 2-Jan-2017)

Ref Expression
Assertion uniwun ⊢ ⋃ WUni = V

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 eqv ⊢ ⋃ WUni = V ↔ ∀ x x ∈ ⋃ WUni
2 vsnex ⊢ x ∈ V
3 wunex ⊢ x ∈ V → ∃ u ∈ WUni x ⊆ u
4 2 3 ax-mp ⊢ ∃ u ∈ WUni x ⊆ u
5 eluni2 ⊢ x ∈ ⋃ WUni ↔ ∃ u ∈ WUni x ∈ u
6 vex ⊢ x ∈ V
7 6 snss ⊢ x ∈ u ↔ x ⊆ u
8 7 rexbii ⊢ ∃ u ∈ WUni x ∈ u ↔ ∃ u ∈ WUni x ⊆ u
9 5 8 bitri ⊢ x ∈ ⋃ WUni ↔ ∃ u ∈ WUni x ⊆ u
10 4 9 mpbir ⊢ x ∈ ⋃ WUni
11 1 10 mpgbir ⊢ ⋃ WUni = V