Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem pwuninel

Description: The powerclass of the union of a class does not belong to that class. This theorem provides a way of constructing a new set that does not belong to a given set. See also pwuninel2 . (Contributed by NM, 27-Jun-2008) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 23-Dec-2016) Avoid ax-pr and ax-un . (Revised by Umit Teoman Dogan, 10-Jun-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion pwuninel ¬ 𝒫 𝐴𝐴

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 elssuni ( 𝒫 𝐴𝐴 → 𝒫 𝐴 𝐴 )
2 1 sspwd ( 𝒫 𝐴𝐴 → 𝒫 𝒫 𝐴 ⊆ 𝒫 𝐴 )
3 pwnss ( 𝒫 𝐴𝐴 → ¬ 𝒫 𝒫 𝐴 ⊆ 𝒫 𝐴 )
4 2 3 pm2.65i ¬ 𝒫 𝐴𝐴