Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem vneqv

Description: The universal class is not equal to any setvar. (Contributed by NM, 4-Jul-2005) Extract from vnex and shorten proof. (Revised by BJ, 25-Apr-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion vneqv
|- -. x = _V

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 vex
 |-  y e. _V
2 eleq2
 |-  ( x = _V -> ( y e. x <-> y e. _V ) )
3 1 2 mpbiri
 |-  ( x = _V -> y e. x )
4 3 con3i
 |-  ( -. y e. x -> -. x = _V )
5 exnelv
 |-  E. y -. y e. x
6 4 5 exlimiiv
 |-  -. x = _V