Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem eximal

Description: An equivalence between an implication with an existentially quantified antecedent and an implication with a universally quantified consequent. An interesting case is when the same formula is substituted for both ph and ps , since then both implications express a type of non-freeness. See also alimex . (Contributed by BJ, 12-May-2019)

Ref Expression
Assertion eximal ( ( ∃ 𝑥 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ( ¬ 𝜓 → ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝜑 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-ex ( ∃ 𝑥 𝜑 ↔ ¬ ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝜑 )
2 1 imbi1i ( ( ∃ 𝑥 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ( ¬ ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝜑𝜓 ) )
3 con1b ( ( ¬ ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ( ¬ 𝜓 → ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝜑 ) )
4 2 3 bitri ( ( ∃ 𝑥 𝜑𝜓 ) ↔ ( ¬ 𝜓 → ∀ 𝑥 ¬ 𝜑 ) )