Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ax6ev

Description: At least one individual exists. Weaker version of ax6e . When possible, use of this theorem rather than ax6e is preferred since its derivation is much shorter and requires fewer axioms. (Contributed by NM, 3-Aug-2017)

Ref Expression
Assertion ax6ev 𝑥 𝑥 = 𝑦

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ax6v ¬ ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝑥 = 𝑦
2 df-ex ( ∃ 𝑥 𝑥 = 𝑦 ↔ ¬ ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝑥 = 𝑦 )
3 1 2 mpbir 𝑥 𝑥 = 𝑦