Metamath Proof Explorer
		
		
		
		Description:  "At most one" remains true after substitution.  (Contributed by NM, 9-Mar-1995)
		
			
				
					|  |  | Ref | Expression | 
					
						|  | Hypothesis | mosub.1 | ⊢ ∃* 𝑥 𝜑 | 
				
					|  | Assertion | mosub | ⊢  ∃* 𝑥 ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦  =  𝐴  ∧  𝜑 ) | 
			
		
		
			
				Proof
				
					
						| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
						
							| 1 |  | mosub.1 | ⊢ ∃* 𝑥 𝜑 | 
						
							| 2 |  | moeq | ⊢ ∃* 𝑦 𝑦  =  𝐴 | 
						
							| 3 | 1 | ax-gen | ⊢ ∀ 𝑦 ∃* 𝑥 𝜑 | 
						
							| 4 |  | moexexvw | ⊢ ( ( ∃* 𝑦 𝑦  =  𝐴  ∧  ∀ 𝑦 ∃* 𝑥 𝜑 )  →  ∃* 𝑥 ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦  =  𝐴  ∧  𝜑 ) ) | 
						
							| 5 | 2 3 4 | mp2an | ⊢ ∃* 𝑥 ∃ 𝑦 ( 𝑦  =  𝐴  ∧  𝜑 ) |