Theorem infcntss 9281

Description: Every infinite set has a denumerable subset. Similar to Exercise 8 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 91. (However, we need neither AC nor the Axiom of Infinity because of the way we express "infinite" in the antecedent.) (Contributed by NM, 23-Oct-2004.)

Hypothesis

Ref	Expression
infcntss.1	⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V

Assertion

Ref	Expression
infcntss	⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))

Distinct variable group:   𝑥,𝐴

Proof of Theorem infcntss

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		infcntss.1	. . 3 ⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V
2	1	domen 8957	. 2 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 ↔ ∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴))
3		ensym 8999	. . . 4 ⊢ (ω ≈ 𝑥 → 𝑥 ≈ ω)
4	3	anim1ci 627	. . 3 ⊢ ((ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → (𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
5	4	eximi 1863	. 2 ⊢ (∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
6	2, 5	sylbi 220	1 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))

Syntax hints:   → wi 4   ∧ wa 400  ∃wex 1807   ∈ wcel 2141  Vcvv 3453   ⊆ wss 3904   class class class wbr 5108  ωcom 7861   ≈ cen 8939   ≼ cdom 8940

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1823  ax-4 1837  ax-5 1938  ax-6 1995  ax-7 2036  ax-8 2143  ax-9 2151  ax-10 2174  ax-11 2190  ax-12 2211  ax-ext 2733  ax-sep 5256  ax-pow 5336  ax-pr 5404  ax-un 7732

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 401  df-or 861  df-3an 1103  df-tru 1571  df-fal 1581  df-ex 1808  df-nf 1812  df-sb 2095  df-mo 2565  df-eu 2595  df-clab 2740  df-cleq 2753  df-clel 2836  df-nfc 2910  df-ral 3078  df-rex 3088  df-rab 3415  df-v 3455  df-dif 3907  df-un 3909  df-in 3911  df-ss 3921  df-nul 4286  df-if 4487  df-pw 4563  df-sn 4589  df-pr 4591  df-op 4595  df-uni 4872  df-br 5109  df-opab 5173  df-id 5556  df-xp 5667  df-rel 5668  df-cnv 5669  df-co 5670  df-dm 5671  df-rn 5672  df-res 5673  df-ima 5674  df-fun 6538  df-fn 6539  df-f 6540  df-f1 6541  df-fo 6542  df-f1o 6543  df-er 8693  df-en 8943  df-dom 8944

This theorem is referenced by:  pibt2  38029