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Theorem wfr3

Description: The principle of Well-Ordered Recursion, part 3 of 3. Finally, we show that F is unique. We do this by showing that any function H with the same properties we proved of F in wfr1 and wfr2 is identical to F . (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 18-Apr-2011) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 26-Jun-2015)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses wfr3.1 R We A
wfr3.2 R Se A
wfr3.3 F = wrecs R A G
Assertion wfr3 H Fn A z A H z = G H Pred R A z F = H

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 wfr3.1 R We A
2 wfr3.2 R Se A
3 wfr3.3 F = wrecs R A G
4 1 2 pm3.2i R We A R Se A
5 1 2 3 wfr1 F Fn A
6 1 2 3 wfr2 z A F z = G F Pred R A z
7 6 rgen z A F z = G F Pred R A z
8 5 7 pm3.2i F Fn A z A F z = G F Pred R A z
9 wfr3g R We A R Se A F Fn A z A F z = G F Pred R A z H Fn A z A H z = G H Pred R A z F = H
10 4 8 9 mp3an12 H Fn A z A H z = G H Pred R A z F = H