Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem prcinf

Description: Any proper class is literally infinite, in the sense that it contains subsets of arbitrarily large finite cardinality. This proof holds regardless of whether the Axiom of Infinity is accepted or negated. (Contributed by BTernaryTau, 22-Jun-2025)

Ref Expression
Assertion prcinf ( ¬ 𝐴 ∈ V → ∀ 𝑛 ∈ ω ∃ 𝑥 ( 𝑥𝐴𝑥𝑛 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 elex ( 𝐴 ∈ Fin → 𝐴 ∈ V )
2 isinf ( ¬ 𝐴 ∈ Fin → ∀ 𝑛 ∈ ω ∃ 𝑥 ( 𝑥𝐴𝑥𝑛 ) )
3 1 2 nsyl5 ( ¬ 𝐴 ∈ V → ∀ 𝑛 ∈ ω ∃ 𝑥 ( 𝑥𝐴𝑥𝑛 ) )