Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem inf5

Description: The statement "there exists a set that is a proper subset of its union" is equivalent to the Axiom of Infinity (see Theorem infeq5 ). This provides us with a very compact way to express the Axiom of Infinity using only elementary symbols. (Contributed by NM, 3-Jun-2005)

Ref Expression
Assertion inf5
|- E. x x C. U. x

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 omex
 |-  _om e. _V
2 infeq5i
 |-  ( _om e. _V -> E. x x C. U. x )
3 1 2 ax-mp
 |-  E. x x C. U. x