Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem 19.12

Description: Theorem 19.12 of Margaris p. 89. Assuming the converse is a mistake sometimes made by beginners! But sometimes the converse does hold, as in 19.12vv and r19.12sn . (Contributed by NM, 12-Mar-1993) (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen, 3-Jan-2018)

Ref Expression
Assertion 19.12 ( ∃ 𝑥𝑦 𝜑 → ∀ 𝑦𝑥 𝜑 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 nfa1 𝑦𝑦 𝜑
2 1 nfex 𝑦𝑥𝑦 𝜑
3 sp ( ∀ 𝑦 𝜑𝜑 )
4 3 eximi ( ∃ 𝑥𝑦 𝜑 → ∃ 𝑥 𝜑 )
5 2 4 alrimi ( ∃ 𝑥𝑦 𝜑 → ∀ 𝑦𝑥 𝜑 )