Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem eujust

Description: Soundness justification theorem for eu6 when this was the definition of the unique existential quantifier (note that y and z need not be disjoint, although the weaker theorem with that disjoint variable condition added would be enough to justify the soundness of the definition). See eujustALT for a proof that provides an example of how it can be achieved through the use of dvelim . (Contributed by NM, 11-Mar-2010) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 9-Jul-2011)

Ref Expression
Assertion eujust ( ∃ 𝑦𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑦 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑧𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 equequ2 ( 𝑦 = 𝑤 → ( 𝑥 = 𝑦𝑥 = 𝑤 ) )
2 1 bibi2d ( 𝑦 = 𝑤 → ( ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑦 ) ↔ ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑤 ) ) )
3 2 albidv ( 𝑦 = 𝑤 → ( ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑦 ) ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑤 ) ) )
4 3 cbvexvw ( ∃ 𝑦𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑦 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑤𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑤 ) )
5 equequ2 ( 𝑤 = 𝑧 → ( 𝑥 = 𝑤𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )
6 5 bibi2d ( 𝑤 = 𝑧 → ( ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑤 ) ↔ ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑧 ) ) )
7 6 albidv ( 𝑤 = 𝑧 → ( ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑤 ) ↔ ∀ 𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑧 ) ) )
8 7 cbvexvw ( ∃ 𝑤𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑤 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑧𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )
9 4 8 bitri ( ∃ 𝑦𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑦 ) ↔ ∃ 𝑧𝑥 ( 𝜑𝑥 = 𝑧 ) )