Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem snssg

Description: The singleton formed on a set is included in a class if and only if the set is an element of that class. Theorem 7.4 of Quine p. 49. (Contributed by NM, 22-Jul-2001) (Proof shortened by BJ, 1-Jan-2025)

Ref Expression
Assertion snssg ( 𝐴𝑉 → ( 𝐴𝐵 ↔ { 𝐴 } ⊆ 𝐵 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 snssb ( { 𝐴 } ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐴 ∈ V → 𝐴𝐵 ) )
2 1 bicomi ( ( 𝐴 ∈ V → 𝐴𝐵 ) ↔ { 𝐴 } ⊆ 𝐵 )
3 elex ( 𝐴𝑉𝐴 ∈ V )
4 imbibi ( ( ( 𝐴 ∈ V → 𝐴𝐵 ) ↔ { 𝐴 } ⊆ 𝐵 ) → ( 𝐴 ∈ V → ( 𝐴𝐵 ↔ { 𝐴 } ⊆ 𝐵 ) ) )
5 2 3 4 mpsyl ( 𝐴𝑉 → ( 𝐴𝐵 ↔ { 𝐴 } ⊆ 𝐵 ) )