Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem snex

Description: A singleton is a set. Theorem 7.12 of Quine p. 51, proved using Extensionality, Separation and Pairing. See also snexALT . (Contributed by NM, 7-Aug-1994) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 19-May-2013) Avoid ax-nul and shorten proof. (Revised by GG, 6-Mar-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion snex
|- { A } e. _V

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 dfsn2
 |-  { A } = { A , A }
2 prex
 |-  { A , A } e. _V
3 1 2 eqeltri
 |-  { A } e. _V