Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem cocnv2ssid

Description: Characterizing when the composition of a class with a converse is included in the identity relation. The instance where the two classes are equal gives a characterization of single-valuedness (that is, for a relation to be a function, see df-fun ). (Contributed by BJ, 22-Oct-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion cocnv2ssid ( ( 𝐵 ∘ ◡ 𝐴 ) ⊆ I ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 cocnv2ss ⊢ ( ( 𝐵 ∘ ◡ 𝐴 ) ⊆ I ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 I 𝑧 ) )
2 vex ⊢ 𝑧 ∈ V
3 2 ideq ⊢ ( 𝑥 I 𝑧 ↔ 𝑥 = 𝑧 )
4 3 imbi2i ⊢ ( ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 I 𝑧 ) ↔ ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )
5 4 3albii ⊢ ( ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 I 𝑧 ) ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )
6 1 5 bitri ⊢ ( ( 𝐵 ∘ ◡ 𝐴 ) ⊆ I ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ∀ 𝑦 ∀ 𝑧 ( ( 𝑦 𝐴 𝑥 ∧ 𝑦 𝐵 𝑧 ) → 𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )