Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem eujust

Description: Soundness justification theorem for eu6 when this was the definition of the unique existential quantifier (note that y and z need not be disjoint, although the weaker theorem with that disjoint variable condition added would be enough to justify the soundness of the definition). See eujustALT for a proof that provides an example of how it can be achieved through the use of dvelim . (Contributed by NM, 11-Mar-2010) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 9-Jul-2011)

Ref Expression
Assertion eujust ⊢ ∃ y ∀ x φ ↔ x = y ↔ ∃ z ∀ x φ ↔ x = z

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 equequ2 ⊢ y = w → x = y ↔ x = w
2 1 bibi2d ⊢ y = w → φ ↔ x = y ↔ φ ↔ x = w
3 2 albidv ⊢ y = w → ∀ x φ ↔ x = y ↔ ∀ x φ ↔ x = w
4 3 cbvexvw ⊢ ∃ y ∀ x φ ↔ x = y ↔ ∃ w ∀ x φ ↔ x = w
5 equequ2 ⊢ w = z → x = w ↔ x = z
6 5 bibi2d ⊢ w = z → φ ↔ x = w ↔ φ ↔ x = z
7 6 albidv ⊢ w = z → ∀ x φ ↔ x = w ↔ ∀ x φ ↔ x = z
8 7 cbvexvw ⊢ ∃ w ∀ x φ ↔ x = w ↔ ∃ z ∀ x φ ↔ x = z
9 4 8 bitri ⊢ ∃ y ∀ x φ ↔ x = y ↔ ∃ z ∀ x φ ↔ x = z