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Theorem 2eu5 2680
Description: An alternate definition of double existential uniqueness (see 2eu4 2679). A mistake sometimes made in the literature is to use ∃!𝑥∃!𝑦 to mean "exactly one 𝑥 and exactly one 𝑦". (For example, see Proposition 7.53 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 53.) It turns out that this is actually a weaker assertion, as can be seen by expanding out the formal definitions. This theorem shows that the erroneous definition can be repaired by conjoining ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑 as an additional condition. The correct definition apparently has never been published. (∃* means "there exists at most one".) (Contributed by NM, 26-Oct-2003.) Avoid ax-13 2401. (Revised by Wolf Lammen, 2-Oct-2023.)
Assertion
Ref Expression
2eu5 ((∃!𝑥∃!𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑) ↔ (∃𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃𝑧∃𝑤∀𝑥∀𝑦(𝜑 → (𝑥 = 𝑧 ∧ 𝑦 = 𝑤))))
Distinct variable groups:   𝑥,𝑦,𝑧,𝑤   𝜑,𝑧,𝑤
Allowed substitution hints:   𝜑(𝑥, 𝑦)

Proof of Theorem 2eu5
StepHypRef Expression
1 2eu1v 2676 . . 3 (∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑 → (∃!𝑥∃!𝑦𝜑 ↔ (∃!𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑)))
21pm5.32ri 586 . 2 ((∃!𝑥∃!𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑) ↔ ((∃!𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑) ∧ ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑))
3 eumo 2603 . . . . 5 (∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑 → ∃*𝑦∃𝑥𝜑)
4 2moexv 2652 . . . . 5 (∃*𝑦∃𝑥𝜑 → ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑)
53, 4syl 18 . . . 4 (∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑 → ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑)
65adantl 487 . . 3 ((∃!𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑) → ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑)
76pm4.71i 569 . 2 ((∃!𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑) ↔ ((∃!𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑) ∧ ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑))
8 2eu4 2679 . 2 ((∃!𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃!𝑦∃𝑥𝜑) ↔ (∃𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃𝑧∃𝑤∀𝑥∀𝑦(𝜑 → (𝑥 = 𝑧 ∧ 𝑦 = 𝑤))))
92, 7, 83bitr2i 302 1 ((∃!𝑥∃!𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∀𝑥∃*𝑦𝜑) ↔ (∃𝑥∃𝑦𝜑 ∧ ∃𝑧∃𝑤∀𝑥∀𝑦(𝜑 → (𝑥 = 𝑧 ∧ 𝑦 = 𝑤))))
Colors of variables:    wff setvar class
This proof depends on syntax axioms:   → wi 4   ↔ wb 209   ∧ wa 401  ∀wal 1567  ∃wex 1811  ∃*wmo 2562  ∃!weu 2593
This proof depends on axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1827  ax-4 1841  ax-5 1942  ax-6 1999  ax-7 2040  ax-10 2177  ax-11 2193  ax-12 2212
This proof depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 402  df-or 862  df-tru 1572  df-ex 1812  df-nf 1816  df-mo 2564  df-eu 2594
This theorem is used by:  2reu5lem3  3714
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