Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem untelirr

Description: We call a class "untanged" if all its members are not members of themselves. The term originates from Isbell (see citation in dfon2 ). Using this concept, we can avoid a lot of the uses of the Axiom of Regularity. Here, we prove a series of properties of untanged classes. First, we prove that an untangled class is not a member of itself. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 28-Feb-2011)

Ref Expression
Assertion untelirr xA¬xx¬AA

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 eleq1 x=AxxAx
2 eleq2 x=AAxAA
3 1 2 bitrd x=AxxAA
4 3 notbid x=A¬xx¬AA
5 4 rspccv xA¬xxAA¬AA
6 5 pm2.01d xA¬xx¬AA