Theorem infcntss 9018

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 8706	. 2 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 ↔ ∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴))
3		ensym 8744	. . . 4 ⊢ (ω ≈ 𝑥 → 𝑥 ≈ ω)
4	3	anim1ci 615	. . 3 ⊢ ((ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → (𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
5	4	eximi 1838	. 2 ⊢ (∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
6	2, 5	sylbi 216	1 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))

Syntax hints:   → wi 4   ∧ wa 395  ∃wex 1783   ∈ wcel 2108  Vcvv 3422   ⊆ wss 3883   class class class wbr 5070  ωcom 7687   ≈ cen 8688   ≼ cdom 8689

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1799  ax-4 1813  ax-5 1914  ax-6 1972  ax-7 2012  ax-8 2110  ax-9 2118  ax-10 2139  ax-11 2156  ax-12 2173  ax-ext 2709  ax-sep 5218  ax-nul 5225  ax-pow 5283  ax-pr 5347  ax-un 7566

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 206  df-an 396  df-or 844  df-3an 1087  df-tru 1542  df-fal 1552  df-ex 1784  df-nf 1788  df-sb 2069  df-mo 2540  df-eu 2569  df-clab 2716  df-cleq 2730  df-clel 2817  df-nfc 2888  df-ral 3068  df-rex 3069  df-rab 3072  df-v 3424  df-dif 3886  df-un 3888  df-in 3890  df-ss 3900  df-nul 4254  df-if 4457  df-pw 4532  df-sn 4559  df-pr 4561  df-op 4565  df-uni 4837  df-br 5071  df-opab 5133  df-id 5480  df-xp 5586  df-rel 5587  df-cnv 5588  df-co 5589  df-dm 5590  df-rn 5591  df-res 5592  df-ima 5593  df-fun 6420  df-fn 6421  df-f 6422  df-f1 6423  df-fo 6424  df-f1o 6425  df-er 8456  df-en 8692  df-dom 8693

This theorem is referenced by:  pibt2  35515