Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem nnwof

Description: Well-ordering principle: any nonempty set of positive integers has a least element. This version allows x and y to be present in A as long as they are effectively not free. (Contributed by NM, 17-Aug-2001) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 15-Oct-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses nnwof.1 ⊢ Ⅎ _ x A
nnwof.2 ⊢ Ⅎ _ y A
Assertion nnwof ⊢ A ⊆ ℕ ∧ A ≠ ∅ → ∃ x ∈ A ∀ y ∈ A x ≤ y

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nnwof.1 ⊢ Ⅎ _ x A
2 nnwof.2 ⊢ Ⅎ _ y A
3 nnwo ⊢ A ⊆ ℕ ∧ A ≠ ∅ → ∃ w ∈ A ∀ v ∈ A w ≤ v
4 nfcv ⊢ Ⅎ _ w A
5 nfv ⊢ Ⅎ x w ≤ v
6 1 5 nfralw ⊢ Ⅎ x ∀ v ∈ A w ≤ v
7 nfv ⊢ Ⅎ w ∀ y ∈ A x ≤ y
8 breq1 ⊢ w = x → w ≤ v ↔ x ≤ v
9 8 ralbidv ⊢ w = x → ∀ v ∈ A w ≤ v ↔ ∀ v ∈ A x ≤ v
10 nfcv ⊢ Ⅎ _ v A
11 nfv ⊢ Ⅎ y x ≤ v
12 nfv ⊢ Ⅎ v x ≤ y
13 breq2 ⊢ v = y → x ≤ v ↔ x ≤ y
14 10 2 11 12 13 cbvralfw ⊢ ∀ v ∈ A x ≤ v ↔ ∀ y ∈ A x ≤ y
15 9 14 bitrdi ⊢ w = x → ∀ v ∈ A w ≤ v ↔ ∀ y ∈ A x ≤ y
16 4 1 6 7 15 cbvrexfw ⊢ ∃ w ∈ A ∀ v ∈ A w ≤ v ↔ ∃ x ∈ A ∀ y ∈ A x ≤ y
17 3 16 sylib ⊢ A ⊆ ℕ ∧ A ≠ ∅ → ∃ x ∈ A ∀ y ∈ A x ≤ y