Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem supeu

Description: A supremum is unique. Similar to Theorem I.26 of Apostol p. 24 (but for suprema in general). (Contributed by NM, 12-Oct-2004)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses supmo.1 ( 𝜑𝑅 Or 𝐴 )
supeu.2 ( 𝜑 → ∃ 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) )
Assertion supeu ( 𝜑 → ∃! 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 supmo.1 ( 𝜑𝑅 Or 𝐴 )
2 supeu.2 ( 𝜑 → ∃ 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) )
3 1 supmo ( 𝜑 → ∃* 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) )
4 reu5 ( ∃! 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) ↔ ( ∃ 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) ∧ ∃* 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) ) )
5 2 3 4 sylanbrc ( 𝜑 → ∃! 𝑥𝐴 ( ∀ 𝑦𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 𝑅 𝑦 ∧ ∀ 𝑦𝐴 ( 𝑦 𝑅 𝑥 → ∃ 𝑧𝐵 𝑦 𝑅 𝑧 ) ) )