Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem trclfvlb

Description: The transitive closure of a relation has a lower bound. (Contributed by RP, 28-Apr-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion trclfvlb ( 𝑅 ∈ 𝑉 → 𝑅 ⊆ ( t+ ‘ 𝑅 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ssmin ⊢ 𝑅 ⊆ ∩ { 𝑟 ∣ ( 𝑅 ⊆ 𝑟 ∧ ( 𝑟 ∘ 𝑟 ) ⊆ 𝑟 ) }
2 trclfv ⊢ ( 𝑅 ∈ 𝑉 → ( t+ ‘ 𝑅 ) = ∩ { 𝑟 ∣ ( 𝑅 ⊆ 𝑟 ∧ ( 𝑟 ∘ 𝑟 ) ⊆ 𝑟 ) } )
3 1 2 sseqtrrid ⊢ ( 𝑅 ∈ 𝑉 → 𝑅 ⊆ ( t+ ‘ 𝑅 ) )