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				CLASSICAL FIRST-ORDER LOGIC WITH EQUALITY  
				Predicate calculus with equality:  Auxiliary axiom schemes (4 schemes)  
				Axiom scheme ax-12 (Substitution)  
				exlimdd  
			 
				
		 
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		Description:   Existential elimination rule of natural deduction.  (Contributed by Mario Carneiro , 9-Feb-2017)   (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen , 3-Sep-2023) 
		
			
				
					 
					 
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					Expression 
				 
					
						 
						Hypotheses 
						exlimdd.1  
						⊢  Ⅎ 𝑥  𝜑   
					 
					
						 
						 
						exlimdd.2  
						⊢  Ⅎ 𝑥  𝜒   
					 
					
						 
						 
						exlimdd.3  
						⊢  ( 𝜑   →  ∃ 𝑥  𝜓  )  
					 
					
						 
						 
						exlimdd.4  
						⊢  ( ( 𝜑   ∧  𝜓  )  →  𝜒  )  
					 
				
					 
					Assertion 
					exlimdd  
					⊢   ( 𝜑   →  𝜒  )  
				 
			
		 
		 
			
				Proof 
				
					
						Step 
						Hyp 
						Ref 
						Expression 
					 
						
							1  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.1  
							⊢  Ⅎ 𝑥  𝜑   
						 
						
							2  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.2  
							⊢  Ⅎ 𝑥  𝜒   
						 
						
							3  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.3  
							⊢  ( 𝜑   →  ∃ 𝑥  𝜓  )  
						 
						
							4  
							
								
							 
							exlimdd.4  
							⊢  ( ( 𝜑   ∧  𝜓  )  →  𝜒  )  
						 
						
							5  
							
								4 
							 
							ex  
							⊢  ( 𝜑   →  ( 𝜓   →  𝜒  ) )  
						 
						
							6  
							
								1  2  3  5 
							 
							exlimimdd  
							⊢  ( 𝜑   →  𝜒  )