Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem ttukey

Description: The Teichmüller-Tukey Lemma, an Axiom of Choice equivalent. If A is a nonempty collection of finite character, then A has a maximal element with respect to inclusion. Here "finite character" means that x e. A iff every finite subset of x is in A . (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 15-May-2015)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis ttukey.1 A V
Assertion ttukey A x x A 𝒫 x Fin A x A y A ¬ x y

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ttukey.1 A V
2 1 uniex A V
3 numth3 A V A dom card
4 2 3 ax-mp A dom card
5 ttukeyg A dom card A x x A 𝒫 x Fin A x A y A ¬ x y
6 4 5 mp3an1 A x x A 𝒫 x Fin A x A y A ¬ x y