Theorem infcntss 9270

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 8946	. 2 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 ↔ ∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴))
3		ensym 8988	. . . 4 ⊢ (ω ≈ 𝑥 → 𝑥 ≈ ω)
4	3	anim1ci 627	. . 3 ⊢ ((ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → (𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
5	4	eximi 1858	. 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 1802   ∈ wcel 2145  Vcvv 3457   ⊆ wss 3907   class class class wbr 5105  ωcom 7850   ≈ cen 8928   ≼ cdom 8929

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1818  ax-4 1832  ax-5 1933  ax-6 1990  ax-7 2031  ax-8 2147  ax-9 2155  ax-10 2178  ax-11 2194  ax-12 2215  ax-ext 2737  ax-sep 5251  ax-pow 5327  ax-pr 5395  ax-un 7722

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 210  df-an 401  df-or 861  df-3an 1103  df-tru 1566  df-fal 1576  df-ex 1803  df-nf 1807  df-sb 2094  df-mo 2569  df-eu 2599  df-clab 2744  df-cleq 2757  df-clel 2840  df-nfc 2914  df-ral 3080  df-rex 3090  df-rab 3418  df-v 3459  df-dif 3910  df-un 3912  df-in 3914  df-ss 3924  df-nul 4289  df-if 4484  df-pw 4560  df-sn 4586  df-pr 4588  df-op 4592  df-uni 4869  df-br 5106  df-opab 5168  df-id 5547  df-xp 5658  df-rel 5659  df-cnv 5660  df-co 5661  df-dm 5662  df-rn 5663  df-res 5664  df-ima 5665  df-fun 6527  df-fn 6528  df-f 6529  df-f1 6530  df-fo 6531  df-f1o 6532  df-er 8682  df-en 8932  df-dom 8933

This theorem is referenced by:  pibt2  37923