Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem archd

Description: Archimedean property of real numbers. For any real number, there is an integer greater than it. Theorem I.29 of Apostol p. 26. (Contributed by Glauco Siliprandi, 1-Feb-2025)

Ref Expression
Hypothesis archd.1 ( 𝜑𝐴 ∈ ℝ )
Assertion archd ( 𝜑 → ∃ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ 𝐴 < 𝑛 )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 archd.1 ( 𝜑𝐴 ∈ ℝ )
2 arch ( 𝐴 ∈ ℝ → ∃ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ 𝐴 < 𝑛 )
3 1 2 syl ( 𝜑 → ∃ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ 𝐴 < 𝑛 )