P. 35 of Theorem List - Intuitionistic Logic Explorer

Theorem List for Intuitionistic Logic Explorer - 3401-3500   *Has distinct variable group(s)

Type	Label	Description
Statement
Theorem	difrab 3401	Difference of two restricted class abstractions. (Contributed by NM, 23-Oct-2004.)
⊢ ({𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} ∖ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜓}) = {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ (𝜑 ∧ ¬ 𝜓)}
Theorem	dfrab2 3402*	Alternate definition of restricted class abstraction. (Contributed by NM, 20-Sep-2003.)
⊢ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} = ({𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} ∩ 𝐴)
Theorem	dfrab3 3403*	Alternate definition of restricted class abstraction. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 8-Sep-2013.)
⊢ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} = (𝐴 ∩ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑})
Theorem	notrab 3404*	Complementation of restricted class abstractions. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 3-Sep-2015.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∖ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑}) = {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ ¬ 𝜑}
Theorem	dfrab3ss 3405*	Restricted class abstraction with a common superset. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 12-Sep-2015.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 8-Nov-2015.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} = (𝐴 ∩ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∣ 𝜑}))
Theorem	rabun2 3406	Abstraction restricted to a union. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 5-Feb-2015.)
⊢ {𝑥 ∈ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∣ 𝜑} = ({𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} ∪ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∣ 𝜑})
2.1.13.6  Restricted uniqueness with difference, union, and intersection
Theorem	reuss2 3407*	Transfer uniqueness to a smaller subclass. (Contributed by NM, 20-Oct-2005.)
⊢ (((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 (𝜑 → 𝜓)) ∧ (∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 𝜓)) → ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑)
Theorem	reuss 3408*	Transfer uniqueness to a smaller subclass. (Contributed by NM, 21-Aug-1999.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 𝜑) → ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑)
Theorem	reuun1 3409*	Transfer uniqueness to a smaller class. (Contributed by NM, 21-Oct-2005.)
⊢ ((∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑥 ∈ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)(𝜑 ∨ 𝜓)) → ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑)
Theorem	reuun2 3410*	Transfer uniqueness to a smaller or larger class. (Contributed by NM, 21-Oct-2005.)
⊢ (¬ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 𝜑 → (∃!𝑥 ∈ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)𝜑 ↔ ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑))
Theorem	reupick 3411*	Restricted uniqueness "picks" a member of a subclass. (Contributed by NM, 21-Aug-1999.)
⊢ (((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ (∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 𝜑)) ∧ 𝜑) → (𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ↔ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵))
Theorem	reupick3 3412*	Restricted uniqueness "picks" a member of a subclass. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 19-Nov-2016.)
⊢ ((∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑 ∧ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 (𝜑 ∧ 𝜓) ∧ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) → (𝜑 → 𝜓))
Theorem	reupick2 3413*	Restricted uniqueness "picks" a member of a subclass. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 15-Dec-2013.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 19-Nov-2016.)
⊢ (((∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 (𝜓 → 𝜑) ∧ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜓 ∧ ∃!𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑) ∧ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) → (𝜑 ↔ 𝜓))
2.1.14  The empty set
Syntax	c0 3414	Extend class notation to include the empty set.
class ∅
Definition	df-nul 3415	Define the empty set. Special case of Exercise 4.10(o) of [Mendelson] p. 231. For a more traditional definition, but requiring a dummy variable, see dfnul2 3416. (Contributed by NM, 5-Aug-1993.)
⊢ ∅ = (V ∖ V)
Theorem	dfnul2 3416	Alternate definition of the empty set. Definition 5.14 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 26-Dec-1996.)
⊢ ∅ = {𝑥 ∣ ¬ 𝑥 = 𝑥}
Theorem	dfnul3 3417	Alternate definition of the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 25-Mar-2004.)
⊢ ∅ = {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴}
Theorem	noel 3418	The empty set has no elements. Theorem 6.14 of [Quine] p. 44. (Contributed by NM, 5-Aug-1993.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 1-Sep-2015.)
⊢ ¬ 𝐴 ∈ ∅
Theorem	nel02 3419	The empty set has no elements. (Contributed by Peter Mazsa, 4-Jan-2018.)
⊢ (𝐴 = ∅ → ¬ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	n0i 3420	If a set has elements, it is not empty. A set with elements is also inhabited, see elex2 2746. (Contributed by NM, 31-Dec-1993.)
⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → ¬ 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	ne0i 3421	If a set has elements, it is not empty. A set with elements is also inhabited, see elex2 2746. (Contributed by NM, 31-Dec-1993.)
⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐴 ≠ ∅)
Theorem	ne0d 3422	Deduction form of ne0i 3421. If a class has elements, then it is nonempty. (Contributed by Glauco Siliprandi, 23-Oct-2021.)
⊢ (𝜑 → 𝐵 ∈ 𝐴)    ⇒   ⊢ (𝜑 → 𝐴 ≠ ∅)
Theorem	n0ii 3423	If a class has elements, then it is not empty. Inference associated with n0i 3420. (Contributed by BJ, 15-Jul-2021.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐵    ⇒   ⊢ ¬ 𝐵 = ∅
Theorem	ne0ii 3424	If a class has elements, then it is nonempty. Inference associated with ne0i 3421. (Contributed by Glauco Siliprandi, 11-Dec-2019.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐵    ⇒   ⊢ 𝐵 ≠ ∅
Theorem	vn0 3425	The universal class is not equal to the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 11-Sep-2008.)
⊢ V ≠ ∅
Theorem	vn0m 3426	The universal class is inhabited. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 17-Dec-2018.)
⊢ ∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ V
Theorem	n0rf 3427	An inhabited class is nonempty. Following the Definition of [Bauer], p. 483, we call a class 𝐴 nonempty if 𝐴 ≠ ∅ and inhabited if it has at least one element. In classical logic these two concepts are equivalent, for example see Proposition 5.17(1) of [TakeutiZaring] p. 20. This version of n0r 3428 requires only that 𝑥 not be free in, rather than not occur in, 𝐴. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 31-Jul-2018.)
⊢ Ⅎ𝑥𝐴    ⇒   ⊢ (∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐴 ≠ ∅)
Theorem	n0r 3428*	An inhabited class is nonempty. See n0rf 3427 for more discussion. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 31-Jul-2018.)
⊢ (∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐴 ≠ ∅)
Theorem	neq0r 3429*	An inhabited class is nonempty. See n0rf 3427 for more discussion. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 31-Jul-2018.)
⊢ (∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 → ¬ 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	reximdva0m 3430*	Restricted existence deduced from inhabited class. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 31-Jul-2018.)
⊢ ((𝜑 ∧ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) → 𝜓)    ⇒   ⊢ ((𝜑 ∧ ∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴) → ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜓)
Theorem	n0mmoeu 3431*	A case of equivalence of "at most one" and "only one". If a class is inhabited, that class having at most one element is equivalent to it having only one element. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 31-Jul-2018.)
⊢ (∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 → (∃*𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ↔ ∃!𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴))
Theorem	rex0 3432	Vacuous existential quantification is false. (Contributed by NM, 15-Oct-2003.)
⊢ ¬ ∃𝑥 ∈ ∅ 𝜑
Theorem	eq0 3433*	The empty set has no elements. Theorem 2 of [Suppes] p. 22. (Contributed by NM, 29-Aug-1993.)
⊢ (𝐴 = ∅ ↔ ∀𝑥 ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	eqv 3434*	The universe contains every set. (Contributed by NM, 11-Sep-2006.)
⊢ (𝐴 = V ↔ ∀𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	notm0 3435*	A class is not inhabited if and only if it is empty. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 1-Jul-2022.)
⊢ (¬ ∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ↔ 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	nel0 3436*	From the general negation of membership in 𝐴, infer that 𝐴 is the empty set. (Contributed by BJ, 6-Oct-2018.)
⊢ ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴    ⇒   ⊢ 𝐴 = ∅
Theorem	0el 3437*	Membership of the empty set in another class. (Contributed by NM, 29-Jun-2004.)
⊢ (∅ ∈ 𝐴 ↔ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∀𝑦 ¬ 𝑦 ∈ 𝑥)
Theorem	abvor0dc 3438*	The class builder of a decidable proposition not containing the abstraction variable is either the universal class or the empty set. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 1-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (DECID 𝜑 → ({𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = V ∨ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = ∅))
Theorem	abn0r 3439	Nonempty class abstraction. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 1-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (∃𝑥𝜑 → {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} ≠ ∅)
Theorem	abn0m 3440*	Inhabited class abstraction. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 8-Jul-2022.)
⊢ (∃𝑦 𝑦 ∈ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} ↔ ∃𝑥𝜑)
Theorem	rabn0r 3441	Nonempty restricted class abstraction. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 1-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑 → {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} ≠ ∅)
Theorem	rabn0m 3442*	Inhabited restricted class abstraction. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 18-Sep-2018.)
⊢ (∃𝑦 𝑦 ∈ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} ↔ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝜑)
Theorem	rab0 3443	Any restricted class abstraction restricted to the empty set is empty. (Contributed by NM, 15-Oct-2003.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ {𝑥 ∈ ∅ ∣ 𝜑} = ∅
Theorem	rabeq0 3444	Condition for a restricted class abstraction to be empty. (Contributed by Jeff Madsen, 7-Jun-2010.)
⊢ ({𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} = ∅ ↔ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ¬ 𝜑)
Theorem	abeq0 3445	Condition for a class abstraction to be empty. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 12-Aug-2018.)
⊢ ({𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = ∅ ↔ ∀𝑥 ¬ 𝜑)
Theorem	rabxmdc 3446*	Law of excluded middle given decidability, in terms of restricted class abstractions. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 2-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (∀𝑥DECID 𝜑 → 𝐴 = ({𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} ∪ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ ¬ 𝜑}))
Theorem	rabnc 3447*	Law of noncontradiction, in terms of restricted class abstractions. (Contributed by Jeff Madsen, 20-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ({𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ 𝜑} ∩ {𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ∣ ¬ 𝜑}) = ∅
Theorem	un0 3448	The union of a class with the empty set is itself. Theorem 24 of [Suppes] p. 27. (Contributed by NM, 5-Aug-1993.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∪ ∅) = 𝐴
Theorem	in0 3449	The intersection of a class with the empty set is the empty set. Theorem 16 of [Suppes] p. 26. (Contributed by NM, 5-Aug-1993.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∩ ∅) = ∅
Theorem	0in 3450	The intersection of the empty set with a class is the empty set. (Contributed by Glauco Siliprandi, 17-Aug-2020.)
⊢ (∅ ∩ 𝐴) = ∅
Theorem	inv1 3451	The intersection of a class with the universal class is itself. Exercise 4.10(k) of [Mendelson] p. 231. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1998.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∩ V) = 𝐴
Theorem	unv 3452	The union of a class with the universal class is the universal class. Exercise 4.10(l) of [Mendelson] p. 231. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1998.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∪ V) = V
Theorem	0ss 3453	The null set is a subset of any class. Part of Exercise 1 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 22. (Contributed by NM, 5-Aug-1993.)
⊢ ∅ ⊆ 𝐴
Theorem	ss0b 3454	Any subset of the empty set is empty. Theorem 5 of [Suppes] p. 23 and its converse. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-2003.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ ∅ ↔ 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	ss0 3455	Any subset of the empty set is empty. Theorem 5 of [Suppes] p. 23. (Contributed by NM, 13-Aug-1994.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ ∅ → 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	sseq0 3456	A subclass of an empty class is empty. (Contributed by NM, 7-Mar-2007.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 = ∅) → 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	ssn0 3457	A class with a nonempty subclass is nonempty. (Contributed by NM, 17-Feb-2007.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐴 ≠ ∅) → 𝐵 ≠ ∅)
Theorem	abf 3458	A class builder with a false argument is empty. (Contributed by NM, 20-Jan-2012.)
⊢ ¬ 𝜑    ⇒   ⊢ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = ∅
Theorem	eq0rdv 3459*	Deduction for equality to the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 11-Jul-2014.)
⊢ (𝜑 → ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)    ⇒   ⊢ (𝜑 → 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	csbprc 3460	The proper substitution of a proper class for a set into a class results in the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 17-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (¬ 𝐴 ∈ V → ⦋𝐴 / 𝑥⦌𝐵 = ∅)
Theorem	un00 3461	Two classes are empty iff their union is empty. (Contributed by NM, 11-Aug-2004.)
⊢ ((𝐴 = ∅ ∧ 𝐵 = ∅) ↔ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = ∅)
Theorem	vss 3462	Only the universal class has the universal class as a subclass. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-2003.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (V ⊆ 𝐴 ↔ 𝐴 = V)
Theorem	disj 3463*	Two ways of saying that two classes are disjoint (have no members in common). (Contributed by NM, 17-Feb-2004.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ↔ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵)
Theorem	disjr 3464*	Two ways of saying that two classes are disjoint. (Contributed by Jeff Madsen, 19-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ↔ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	disj1 3465*	Two ways of saying that two classes are disjoint (have no members in common). (Contributed by NM, 19-Aug-1993.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ↔ ∀𝑥(𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 → ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵))
Theorem	reldisj 3466	Two ways of saying that two classes are disjoint, using the complement of 𝐵 relative to a universe 𝐶. (Contributed by NM, 15-Feb-2007.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐶 → ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ↔ 𝐴 ⊆ (𝐶 ∖ 𝐵)))
Theorem	disj3 3467	Two ways of saying that two classes are disjoint. (Contributed by NM, 19-May-1998.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ↔ 𝐴 = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵))
Theorem	disjne 3468	Members of disjoint sets are not equal. (Contributed by NM, 28-Mar-2007.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ∧ 𝐶 ∈ 𝐴 ∧ 𝐷 ∈ 𝐵) → 𝐶 ≠ 𝐷)
Theorem	disjel 3469	A set can't belong to both members of disjoint classes. (Contributed by NM, 28-Feb-2015.)
⊢ (((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ∧ 𝐶 ∈ 𝐴) → ¬ 𝐶 ∈ 𝐵)
Theorem	disj2 3470	Two ways of saying that two classes are disjoint. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1998.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ↔ 𝐴 ⊆ (V ∖ 𝐵))
Theorem	ssdisj 3471	Intersection with a subclass of a disjoint class. (Contributed by FL, 24-Jan-2007.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅) → (𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅)
Theorem	undisj1 3472	The union of disjoint classes is disjoint. (Contributed by NM, 26-Sep-2004.)
⊢ (((𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅ ∧ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅) ↔ ((𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∩ 𝐶) = ∅)
Theorem	undisj2 3473	The union of disjoint classes is disjoint. (Contributed by NM, 13-Sep-2004.)
⊢ (((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ ∧ (𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅) ↔ (𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶)) = ∅)
Theorem	ssindif0im 3474	Subclass implies empty intersection with difference from the universal class. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-2003.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → (𝐴 ∩ (V ∖ 𝐵)) = ∅)
Theorem	inelcm 3475	The intersection of classes with a common member is nonempty. (Contributed by NM, 7-Apr-1994.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐶) → (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) ≠ ∅)
Theorem	minel 3476	A minimum element of a class has no elements in common with the class. (Contributed by NM, 22-Jun-1994.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ (𝐶 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅) → ¬ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐶)
Theorem	undif4 3477	Distribute union over difference. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1998.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅ → (𝐴 ∪ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐶)) = ((𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐶))
Theorem	disjssun 3478	Subset relation for disjoint classes. (Contributed by NM, 25-Oct-2005.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ → (𝐴 ⊆ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) ↔ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐶))
Theorem	ssdif0im 3479	Subclass implies empty difference. One direction of Exercise 7 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 22. In classical logic this would be an equivalence. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 2-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) = ∅)
Theorem	vdif0im 3480	Universal class equality in terms of empty difference. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 3-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (𝐴 = V → (V ∖ 𝐴) = ∅)
Theorem	difrab0eqim 3481*	If the difference between the restricting class of a restricted class abstraction and the restricted class abstraction is empty, the restricting class is equal to this restricted class abstraction. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 3-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (𝑉 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝑉 ∣ 𝜑} → (𝑉 ∖ {𝑥 ∈ 𝑉 ∣ 𝜑}) = ∅)
Theorem	inssdif0im 3482	Intersection, subclass, and difference relationship. In classical logic the converse would also hold. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 3-Aug-2018.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ⊆ 𝐶 → (𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐶)) = ∅)
Theorem	difid 3483	The difference between a class and itself is the empty set. Proposition 5.15 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 20. Also Theorem 32 of [Suppes] p. 28. (Contributed by NM, 22-Apr-2004.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐴) = ∅
Theorem	difidALT 3484	The difference between a class and itself is the empty set. Proposition 5.15 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 20. Also Theorem 32 of [Suppes] p. 28. Alternate proof of difid 3483. (Contributed by David Abernethy, 17-Jun-2012.) (Proof modification is discouraged.) (New usage is discouraged.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐴) = ∅
Theorem	dif0 3485	The difference between a class and the empty set. Part of Exercise 4.4 of [Stoll] p. 16. (Contributed by NM, 17-Aug-2004.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∖ ∅) = 𝐴
Theorem	0dif 3486	The difference between the empty set and a class. Part of Exercise 4.4 of [Stoll] p. 16. (Contributed by NM, 17-Aug-2004.)
⊢ (∅ ∖ 𝐴) = ∅
Theorem	disjdif 3487	A class and its relative complement are disjoint. Theorem 38 of [Suppes] p. 29. (Contributed by NM, 24-Mar-1998.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) = ∅
Theorem	difin0 3488	The difference of a class from its intersection is empty. Theorem 37 of [Suppes] p. 29. (Contributed by NM, 17-Aug-2004.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 26-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = ∅
Theorem	undif1ss 3489	Absorption of difference by union. In classical logic, as Theorem 35 of [Suppes] p. 29, this would be equality rather than subset. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∪ 𝐵) ⊆ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)
Theorem	undif2ss 3490	Absorption of difference by union. In classical logic, as in Part of proof of Corollary 6K of [Enderton] p. 144, this would be equality rather than subset. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∪ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) ⊆ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)
Theorem	undifabs 3491	Absorption of difference by union. (Contributed by NM, 18-Aug-2013.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∪ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)) = 𝐴
Theorem	inundifss 3492	The intersection and class difference of a class with another class are contained in the original class. In classical logic we'd be able to make a stronger statement: that everything in the original class is in the intersection or the difference (that is, this theorem would be equality rather than subset). (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∪ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)) ⊆ 𝐴
Theorem	disjdif2 3493	The difference of a class and a class disjoint from it is the original class. (Contributed by BJ, 21-Apr-2019.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅ → (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) = 𝐴)
Theorem	difun2 3494	Absorption of union by difference. Theorem 36 of [Suppes] p. 29. (Contributed by NM, 19-May-1998.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐵) = (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵)
Theorem	undifss 3495	Union of complementary parts into whole. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ∪ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴)) ⊆ 𝐵)
Theorem	ssdifin0 3496	A subset of a difference does not intersect the subtrahend. (Contributed by Jeff Hankins, 1-Sep-2013.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 24-Aug-2015.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐶) → (𝐴 ∩ 𝐶) = ∅)
Theorem	ssdifeq0 3497	A class is a subclass of itself subtracted from another iff it is the empty set. (Contributed by Steve Rodriguez, 20-Nov-2015.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐴) ↔ 𝐴 = ∅)
Theorem	ssundifim 3498	A consequence of inclusion in the union of two classes. In classical logic this would be a biconditional. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) → (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ⊆ 𝐶)
Theorem	difdifdirss 3499	Distributive law for class difference. In classical logic, as in Exercise 4.8 of [Stoll] p. 16, this would be equality rather than subset. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ∖ 𝐶) ⊆ ((𝐴 ∖ 𝐶) ∖ (𝐵 ∖ 𝐶))
Theorem	uneqdifeqim 3500	Two ways that 𝐴 and 𝐵 can "partition" 𝐶 (when 𝐴 and 𝐵 don't overlap and 𝐴 is a part of 𝐶). In classical logic, the second implication would be a biconditional. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 4-Aug-2018.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐶 ∧ (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) = ∅) → ((𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐶 → (𝐶 ∖ 𝐴) = 𝐵))