Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem bj-df-sb

Description: Proposed definition to replace df-sb and df-sbc . Proof is therefore unimportant. Contrary to df-sb , this definition makes a substituted formula false when one substitutes a non-existent object for a variable: this is better suited to the "Levy-style" treatment of classes as virtual objects adopted by set.mm. That difference is unimportant since as soon as ax6ev is posited, all variables "exist". (Contributed by BJ, 19-Feb-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion bj-df-sb ( [ 𝐴 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦 = 𝐴 ∧ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝜑 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 sbc7 ( [ 𝐴 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦 = 𝐴[ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ) )
2 sbsbc ( [ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑[ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 )
3 sb6 ( [ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝜑 ) )
4 2 3 bitr3i ( [ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝜑 ) )
5 4 anbi2i ( ( 𝑦 = 𝐴[ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ) ↔ ( 𝑦 = 𝐴 ∧ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝜑 ) ) )
6 5 exbii ( ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦 = 𝐴[ 𝑦 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦 = 𝐴 ∧ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝜑 ) ) )
7 1 6 bitri ( [ 𝐴 / 𝑥 ] 𝜑 ↔ ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦 = 𝐴 ∧ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝜑 ) ) )