Description: Definition of the uniqueness quantifier which is correct on the empty domain. Instead of the fresh variable z , one could save a dummy variable by using x or y at the cost of having nested quantifiers on the same variable. (Contributed by BJ, 12-Mar-2023)
Ref | Expression | ||
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Assertion | df-bj-mo | |- ( E** x ph <-> A. z E. y A. x ( ph -> x = y ) ) |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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0 | vx | |- x |
|
1 | wph | |- ph |
|
2 | 1 0 | wmoo | |- E** x ph |
3 | vz | |- z |
|
4 | vy | |- y |
|
5 | 0 | cv | |- x |
6 | 4 | cv | |- y |
7 | 5 6 | wceq | |- x = y |
8 | 1 7 | wi | |- ( ph -> x = y ) |
9 | 8 0 | wal | |- A. x ( ph -> x = y ) |
10 | 9 4 | wex | |- E. y A. x ( ph -> x = y ) |
11 | 10 3 | wal | |- A. z E. y A. x ( ph -> x = y ) |
12 | 2 11 | wb | |- ( E** x ph <-> A. z E. y A. x ( ph -> x = y ) ) |