Theorem infcntss 9249

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 8910	. 2 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 ↔ ∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴))
3		ensym 8951	. . . 4 ⊢ (ω ≈ 𝑥 → 𝑥 ≈ ω)
4	3	anim1ci 616	. . 3 ⊢ ((ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → (𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
5	4	eximi 1835	. 2 ⊢ (∃𝑥(ω ≈ 𝑥 ∧ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴) → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))
6	2, 5	sylbi 217	1 ⊢ (ω ≼ 𝐴 → ∃𝑥(𝑥 ⊆ 𝐴 ∧ 𝑥 ≈ ω))

Syntax hints:   → wi 4   ∧ wa 395  ∃wex 1779   ∈ wcel 2109  Vcvv 3444   ⊆ wss 3911   class class class wbr 5102  ωcom 7822   ≈ cen 8892   ≼ cdom 8893

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1795  ax-4 1809  ax-5 1910  ax-6 1967  ax-7 2008  ax-8 2111  ax-9 2119  ax-10 2142  ax-11 2158  ax-12 2178  ax-ext 2701  ax-sep 5246  ax-nul 5256  ax-pow 5315  ax-pr 5382  ax-un 7691

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 207  df-an 396  df-or 848  df-3an 1088  df-tru 1543  df-fal 1553  df-ex 1780  df-nf 1784  df-sb 2066  df-mo 2533  df-eu 2562  df-clab 2708  df-cleq 2721  df-clel 2803  df-nfc 2878  df-ral 3045  df-rex 3054  df-rab 3403  df-v 3446  df-dif 3914  df-un 3916  df-in 3918  df-ss 3928  df-nul 4293  df-if 4485  df-pw 4561  df-sn 4586  df-pr 4588  df-op 4592  df-uni 4868  df-br 5103  df-opab 5165  df-id 5526  df-xp 5637  df-rel 5638  df-cnv 5639  df-co 5640  df-dm 5641  df-rn 5642  df-res 5643  df-ima 5644  df-fun 6501  df-fn 6502  df-f 6503  df-f1 6504  df-fo 6505  df-f1o 6506  df-er 8648  df-en 8896  df-dom 8897

This theorem is referenced by:  pibt2  37398