Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem domtri

Description: Trichotomy law for dominance and strict dominance. This theorem is equivalent to the Axiom of Choice. (Contributed by NM, 4-Jan-2004) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 30-Apr-2015)

Ref Expression
Assertion domtri ( ( 𝐴𝑉𝐵𝑊 ) → ( 𝐴𝐵 ↔ ¬ 𝐵𝐴 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 numth3 ( 𝐴𝑉𝐴 ∈ dom card )
2 numth3 ( 𝐵𝑊𝐵 ∈ dom card )
3 domtri2 ( ( 𝐴 ∈ dom card ∧ 𝐵 ∈ dom card ) → ( 𝐴𝐵 ↔ ¬ 𝐵𝐴 ) )
4 1 2 3 syl2an ( ( 𝐴𝑉𝐵𝑊 ) → ( 𝐴𝐵 ↔ ¬ 𝐵𝐴 ) )