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| Description: Equivalent of Axiom of
Choice.  We do not insist that 𝑓 be a
       function.  However, Theorem ac5 10518, derived from this one, shows that
       this form of the axiom does imply that at least one such set 𝑓 whose
       existence we assert is in fact a function.  Axiom of Choice of
       [TakeutiZaring] p. 83. Takeuti and Zaring call this "weak choice" in contrast to "strong choice" ∃𝐹∀𝑧(𝑧 ≠ ∅ → (𝐹‘𝑧) ∈ 𝑧), which asserts the existence of a universal choice function but requires second-order quantification on (proper) class variable 𝐹 and thus cannot be expressed in our first-order formalization. However, it has been shown that ZF plus strong choice is a conservative extension of ZF plus weak choice. See Ulrich Felgner, "Comparison of the axioms of local and universal choice", Fundamenta Mathematica, 71, 43-62 (1971). Weak choice can be strengthened in a different direction to choose from a collection of proper classes; see ac6s5 10532. (Contributed by NM, 21-Jul-1996.) | 
| Ref | Expression | 
|---|---|
| ac4 | ⊢ ∃𝑓∀𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 (𝑧 ≠ ∅ → (𝑓‘𝑧) ∈ 𝑧) | 
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dfac3 10162 | . 2 ⊢ (CHOICE ↔ ∀𝑥∃𝑓∀𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 (𝑧 ≠ ∅ → (𝑓‘𝑧) ∈ 𝑧)) | |
| 2 | 1 | axaci 10509 | 1 ⊢ ∃𝑓∀𝑧 ∈ 𝑥 (𝑧 ≠ ∅ → (𝑓‘𝑧) ∈ 𝑧) | 
| Colors of variables: wff setvar class | 
| Syntax hints: → wi 4 ∃wex 1778 ∈ wcel 2107 ≠ wne 2939 ∀wral 3060 ∅c0 4332 ‘cfv 6560 | 
| This theorem was proved from axioms: ax-mp 5 ax-1 6 ax-2 7 ax-3 8 ax-gen 1794 ax-4 1808 ax-5 1909 ax-6 1966 ax-7 2006 ax-8 2109 ax-9 2117 ax-10 2140 ax-11 2156 ax-12 2176 ax-ext 2707 ax-rep 5278 ax-sep 5295 ax-nul 5305 ax-pow 5364 ax-pr 5431 ax-un 7756 ax-ac2 10504 | 
| This theorem depends on definitions: df-bi 207 df-an 396 df-or 848 df-3an 1088 df-tru 1542 df-fal 1552 df-ex 1779 df-nf 1783 df-sb 2064 df-mo 2539 df-eu 2568 df-clab 2714 df-cleq 2728 df-clel 2815 df-nfc 2891 df-ne 2940 df-ral 3061 df-rex 3070 df-rab 3436 df-v 3481 df-sbc 3788 df-csb 3899 df-dif 3953 df-un 3955 df-in 3957 df-ss 3967 df-nul 4333 df-if 4525 df-pw 4601 df-sn 4626 df-pr 4628 df-op 4632 df-uni 4907 df-iun 4992 df-br 5143 df-opab 5205 df-mpt 5225 df-id 5577 df-xp 5690 df-rel 5691 df-cnv 5692 df-co 5693 df-dm 5694 df-rn 5695 df-res 5696 df-ima 5697 df-iota 6513 df-fun 6562 df-fn 6563 df-f 6564 df-fv 6568 df-ac 10157 | 
| This theorem is referenced by: ac4c 10517 | 
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