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 | ||
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Assertion | inf5 | |- E. x x C. U. x |
Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression |
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1 | omex | |- _om e. _V |
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2 | infeq5i | |- ( _om e. _V -> E. x x C. U. x ) |
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3 | 1 2 | ax-mp | |- E. x x C. U. x |