Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem vss

Description: Only the universal class has the universal class as a subclass. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-2003) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011)

Ref Expression
Assertion vss
|- ( _V C_ A <-> A = _V )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ssv
 |-  A C_ _V
2 1 biantrur
 |-  ( _V C_ A <-> ( A C_ _V /\ _V C_ A ) )
3 eqss
 |-  ( A = _V <-> ( A C_ _V /\ _V C_ A ) )
4 2 3 bitr4i
 |-  ( _V C_ A <-> A = _V )