P. 61 of Theorem List - Metamath Proof Explorer

Theorem List for Metamath Proof Explorer - 6001-6100   *Has distinct variable group(s)

Type	Label	Description
Statement
Theorem	ordtri4 6001	A trichotomy law for ordinals. (Contributed by NM, 1-Nov-2003.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 25-Jul-2011.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵) → (𝐴 = 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ ¬ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐵)))
Theorem	orddisj 6002	An ordinal class and its singleton are disjoint. (Contributed by NM, 19-May-1998.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐴 → (𝐴 ∩ {𝐴}) = ∅)
Theorem	onfr 6003	The ordinal class is well-founded. This lemma is needed for ordon 7245 in order to eliminate the need for the Axiom of Regularity. (Contributed by NM, 17-May-1994.)
⊢ E Fr On
Theorem	onelpss 6004	Relationship between membership and proper subset of an ordinal number. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-1995.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ On ∧ 𝐵 ∈ On) → (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐴 ≠ 𝐵)))
Theorem	onsseleq 6005	Relationship between subset and membership of an ordinal number. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-1995.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ On ∧ 𝐵 ∈ On) → (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐵)))
Theorem	onelss 6006	An element of an ordinal number is a subset of the number. (Contributed by NM, 5-Jun-1994.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 25-Jul-2011.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ On → (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴))
Theorem	ordtr1 6007	Transitive law for ordinal classes. (Contributed by NM, 12-Dec-2004.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐶 → ((𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐶) → 𝐴 ∈ 𝐶))
Theorem	ordtr2 6008	Transitive law for ordinal classes. (Contributed by NM, 12-Dec-2004.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 25-Jul-2011.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐶) → ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐶) → 𝐴 ∈ 𝐶))
Theorem	ordtr3 6009	Transitive law for ordinal classes. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 30-Dec-2014.) (Proof shortened by JJ, 24-Sep-2021.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐵 ∧ Ord 𝐶) → (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 → (𝐴 ∈ 𝐶 ∨ 𝐶 ∈ 𝐵)))
Theorem	ontr1 6010	Transitive law for ordinal numbers. Theorem 7M(b) of [Enderton] p. 192. (Contributed by NM, 11-Aug-1994.)
⊢ (𝐶 ∈ On → ((𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐶) → 𝐴 ∈ 𝐶))
Theorem	ontr2 6011	Transitive law for ordinal numbers. Exercise 3 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 40. (Contributed by NM, 6-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ On ∧ 𝐶 ∈ On) → ((𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐶) → 𝐴 ∈ 𝐶))
Theorem	ordunidif 6012	The union of an ordinal stays the same if a subset equal to one of its elements is removed. (Contributed by NM, 10-Dec-2004.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐴) → ∪ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) = ∪ 𝐴)
Theorem	ordintdif 6013	If 𝐵 is smaller than 𝐴, then it equals the intersection of the difference. Exercise 11 in [TakeutiZaring] p. 44. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 14-Nov-2011.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵 ∧ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵) ≠ ∅) → 𝐵 = ∩ (𝐴 ∖ 𝐵))
Theorem	onintss 6014*	If a property is true for an ordinal number, then the minimum ordinal number for which it is true is smaller or equal. Theorem Schema 61 of [Suppes] p. 228. (Contributed by NM, 3-Oct-2003.)
⊢ (𝑥 = 𝐴 → (𝜑 ↔ 𝜓))    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐴 ∈ On → (𝜓 → ∩ {𝑥 ∈ On ∣ 𝜑} ⊆ 𝐴))
Theorem	oneqmini 6015*	A way to show that an ordinal number equals the minimum of a collection of ordinal numbers: it must be in the collection, and it must not be larger than any member of the collection. (Contributed by NM, 14-Nov-2003.)
⊢ (𝐵 ⊆ On → ((𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ¬ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐵) → 𝐴 = ∩ 𝐵))
Theorem	ord0 6016	The empty set is an ordinal class. (Contributed by NM, 11-May-1994.)
⊢ Ord ∅
Theorem	0elon 6017	The empty set is an ordinal number. Corollary 7N(b) of [Enderton] p. 193. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-1993.)
⊢ ∅ ∈ On
Theorem	ord0eln0 6018	A nonempty ordinal contains the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 25-Nov-1995.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐴 → (∅ ∈ 𝐴 ↔ 𝐴 ≠ ∅))
Theorem	on0eln0 6019	An ordinal number contains zero iff it is nonzero. (Contributed by NM, 6-Dec-2004.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ On → (∅ ∈ 𝐴 ↔ 𝐴 ≠ ∅))
Theorem	dflim2 6020	An alternate definition of a limit ordinal. (Contributed by NM, 4-Nov-2004.)
⊢ (Lim 𝐴 ↔ (Ord 𝐴 ∧ ∅ ∈ 𝐴 ∧ 𝐴 = ∪ 𝐴))
Theorem	inton 6021	The intersection of the class of ordinal numbers is the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 20-Oct-2003.)
⊢ ∩ On = ∅
Theorem	nlim0 6022	The empty set is not a limit ordinal. (Contributed by NM, 24-Mar-1995.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 25-Jul-2011.)
⊢ ¬ Lim ∅
Theorem	limord 6023	A limit ordinal is ordinal. (Contributed by NM, 4-May-1995.)
⊢ (Lim 𝐴 → Ord 𝐴)
Theorem	limuni 6024	A limit ordinal is its own supremum (union). (Contributed by NM, 4-May-1995.)
⊢ (Lim 𝐴 → 𝐴 = ∪ 𝐴)
Theorem	limuni2 6025	The union of a limit ordinal is a limit ordinal. (Contributed by NM, 19-Sep-2006.)
⊢ (Lim 𝐴 → Lim ∪ 𝐴)
Theorem	0ellim 6026	A limit ordinal contains the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 15-May-1994.)
⊢ (Lim 𝐴 → ∅ ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	limelon 6027	A limit ordinal class that is also a set is an ordinal number. (Contributed by NM, 26-Apr-2004.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ Lim 𝐴) → 𝐴 ∈ On)
Theorem	onn0 6028	The class of all ordinal numbers is not empty. (Contributed by NM, 17-Sep-1995.)
⊢ On ≠ ∅
Theorem	suceq 6029	Equality of successors. (Contributed by NM, 30-Aug-1993.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 25-Jul-2011.)
⊢ (𝐴 = 𝐵 → suc 𝐴 = suc 𝐵)
Theorem	elsuci 6030	Membership in a successor. This one-way implication does not require that either 𝐴 or 𝐵 be sets. (Contributed by NM, 6-Jun-1994.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵 → (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐵))
Theorem	elsucg 6031	Membership in a successor. Exercise 5 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 17. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-1995.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ 𝑉 → (𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐵)))
Theorem	elsuc2g 6032	Variant of membership in a successor, requiring that 𝐵 rather than 𝐴 be a set. (Contributed by NM, 28-Oct-2003.)
⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝑉 → (𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐵)))
Theorem	elsuc 6033	Membership in a successor. Exercise 5 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 17. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-2003.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐵))
Theorem	elsuc2 6034	Membership in a successor. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-2003.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ suc 𝐴 ↔ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 ∨ 𝐵 = 𝐴))
Theorem	nfsuc 6035	Bound-variable hypothesis builder for successor. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-2003.)
⊢ Ⅎ𝑥𝐴    ⇒   ⊢ Ⅎ𝑥 suc 𝐴
Theorem	elelsuc 6036	Membership in a successor. (Contributed by NM, 20-Jun-1998.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 → 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵)
Theorem	sucel 6037*	Membership of a successor in another class. (Contributed by NM, 29-Jun-2004.)
⊢ (suc 𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ↔ ∃𝑥 ∈ 𝐵 ∀𝑦(𝑦 ∈ 𝑥 ↔ (𝑦 ∈ 𝐴 ∨ 𝑦 = 𝐴)))
Theorem	suc0 6038	The successor of the empty set. (Contributed by NM, 1-Feb-2005.)
⊢ suc ∅ = {∅}
Theorem	sucprc 6039	A proper class is its own successor. (Contributed by NM, 3-Apr-1995.)
⊢ (¬ 𝐴 ∈ V → suc 𝐴 = 𝐴)
Theorem	unisuc 6040	A transitive class is equal to the union of its successor. Combines Theorem 4E of [Enderton] p. 72 and Exercise 6 of [Enderton] p. 73. (Contributed by NM, 30-Aug-1993.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V    ⇒   ⊢ (Tr 𝐴 ↔ ∪ suc 𝐴 = 𝐴)
Theorem	sssucid 6041	A class is included in its own successor. Part of Proposition 7.23 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 41 (generalized to arbitrary classes). (Contributed by NM, 31-May-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ⊆ suc 𝐴
Theorem	sucidg 6042	Part of Proposition 7.23 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 41 (generalized). (Contributed by NM, 25-Mar-1995.) (Proof shortened by Scott Fenton, 20-Feb-2012.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ 𝑉 → 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐴)
Theorem	sucid 6043	A set belongs to its successor. (Contributed by NM, 22-Jun-1994.) (Proof shortened by Alan Sare, 18-Feb-2012.) (Proof shortened by Scott Fenton, 20-Feb-2012.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V    ⇒   ⊢ 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐴
Theorem	nsuceq0 6044	No successor is empty. (Contributed by NM, 3-Apr-1995.)
⊢ suc 𝐴 ≠ ∅
Theorem	eqelsuc 6045	A set belongs to the successor of an equal set. (Contributed by NM, 18-Aug-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐴 = 𝐵 → 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵)
Theorem	iunsuc 6046*	Inductive definition for the indexed union at a successor. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 4-Feb-2013.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 18-Nov-2016.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ V    &   ⊢ (𝑥 = 𝐴 → 𝐵 = 𝐶)    ⇒   ⊢ ∪ 𝑥 ∈ suc 𝐴𝐵 = (∪ 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶)
Theorem	suctr 6047	The successor of a transitive class is transitive. (Contributed by Alan Sare, 11-Apr-2009.) (Proof shortened by JJ, 24-Sep-2021.)
⊢ (Tr 𝐴 → Tr suc 𝐴)
Theorem	trsuc 6048	A set whose successor belongs to a transitive class also belongs. (Contributed by NM, 5-Sep-2003.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 12-Aug-2011.)
⊢ ((Tr 𝐴 ∧ suc 𝐵 ∈ 𝐴) → 𝐵 ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	trsucss 6049	A member of the successor of a transitive class is a subclass of it. (Contributed by NM, 4-Oct-2003.)
⊢ (Tr 𝐴 → (𝐵 ∈ suc 𝐴 → 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴))
Theorem	ordsssuc 6050	A subset of an ordinal belongs to its successor. (Contributed by NM, 28-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ On ∧ Ord 𝐵) → (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵))
Theorem	onsssuc 6051	A subset of an ordinal number belongs to its successor. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-1995.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ On ∧ 𝐵 ∈ On) → (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵))
Theorem	ordsssuc2 6052	An ordinal subset of an ordinal number belongs to its successor. (Contributed by NM, 1-Feb-2005.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 12-Aug-2011.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ On) → (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ 𝐴 ∈ suc 𝐵))
Theorem	onmindif 6053	When its successor is subtracted from a class of ordinal numbers, an ordinal number is less than the minimum of the resulting subclass. (Contributed by NM, 1-Dec-2003.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ On ∧ 𝐵 ∈ On) → 𝐵 ∈ ∩ (𝐴 ∖ suc 𝐵))
Theorem	ordnbtwn 6054	There is no set between an ordinal class and its successor. Generalized Proposition 7.25 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 41. (Contributed by NM, 21-Jun-1998.) (Proof shortened by JJ, 24-Sep-2021.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐴 → ¬ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ suc 𝐴))
Theorem	onnbtwn 6055	There is no set between an ordinal number and its successor. Proposition 7.25 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 41. (Contributed by NM, 9-Jun-1994.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ On → ¬ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∧ 𝐵 ∈ suc 𝐴))
Theorem	sucssel 6056	A set whose successor is a subset of another class is a member of that class. (Contributed by NM, 16-Sep-1995.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ 𝑉 → (suc 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → 𝐴 ∈ 𝐵))
Theorem	orddif 6057	Ordinal derived from its successor. (Contributed by NM, 20-May-1998.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐴 → 𝐴 = (suc 𝐴 ∖ {𝐴}))
Theorem	orduniss 6058	An ordinal class includes its union. (Contributed by NM, 13-Sep-2003.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐴 → ∪ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐴)
Theorem	ordtri2or 6059	A trichotomy law for ordinal classes. (Contributed by NM, 13-Sep-2003.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 12-Aug-2011.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵) → (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴))
Theorem	ordtri2or2 6060	A trichotomy law for ordinal classes. (Contributed by NM, 2-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵) → (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴))
Theorem	ordtri2or3 6061	A consequence of total ordering for ordinal classes. Similar to ordtri2or2 6060. (Contributed by David Moews, 1-May-2017.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵) → (𝐴 = (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∨ 𝐵 = (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)))
Theorem	ordelinel 6062	The intersection of two ordinal classes is an element of a third if and only if either one of them is. (Contributed by David Moews, 1-May-2017.) (Proof shortened by JJ, 24-Sep-2021.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵 ∧ Ord 𝐶) → ((𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∈ 𝐶 ↔ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐶 ∨ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐶)))
Theorem	ordssun 6063	Property of a subclass of the maximum (i.e. union) of two ordinals. (Contributed by NM, 28-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐵 ∧ Ord 𝐶) → (𝐴 ⊆ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) ↔ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐶)))
Theorem	ordequn 6064	The maximum (i.e. union) of two ordinals is either one or the other. Similar to Exercise 14 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 40. (Contributed by NM, 28-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐵 ∧ Ord 𝐶) → (𝐴 = (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) → (𝐴 = 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐶)))
Theorem	ordun 6065	The maximum (i.e. union) of two ordinals is ordinal. Exercise 12 of [TakeutiZaring] p. 40. (Contributed by NM, 28-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((Ord 𝐴 ∧ Ord 𝐵) → Ord (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵))
Theorem	ordunisssuc 6066	A subclass relationship for union and successor of ordinal classes. (Contributed by NM, 28-Nov-2003.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ⊆ On ∧ Ord 𝐵) → (∪ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ 𝐴 ⊆ suc 𝐵))
Theorem	suc11 6067	The successor operation behaves like a one-to-one function. Compare Exercise 16 of [Enderton] p. 194. (Contributed by NM, 3-Sep-2003.)
⊢ ((𝐴 ∈ On ∧ 𝐵 ∈ On) → (suc 𝐴 = suc 𝐵 ↔ 𝐴 = 𝐵))
Theorem	onordi 6068	An ordinal number is an ordinal class. (Contributed by NM, 11-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ Ord 𝐴
Theorem	ontrci 6069	An ordinal number is a transitive class. (Contributed by NM, 11-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ Tr 𝐴
Theorem	onirri 6070	An ordinal number is not a member of itself. Theorem 7M(c) of [Enderton] p. 192. (Contributed by NM, 11-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ ¬ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐴
Theorem	oneli 6071	A member of an ordinal number is an ordinal number. Theorem 7M(a) of [Enderton] p. 192. (Contributed by NM, 11-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐵 ∈ On)
Theorem	onelssi 6072	A member of an ordinal number is a subset of it. (Contributed by NM, 11-Aug-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴)
Theorem	onssneli 6073	An ordering law for ordinal numbers. (Contributed by NM, 13-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 → ¬ 𝐵 ∈ 𝐴)
Theorem	onssnel2i 6074	An ordering law for ordinal numbers. (Contributed by NM, 13-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐵 ⊆ 𝐴 → ¬ 𝐴 ∈ 𝐵)
Theorem	onelini 6075	An element of an ordinal number equals the intersection with it. (Contributed by NM, 11-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → 𝐵 = (𝐵 ∩ 𝐴))
Theorem	oneluni 6076	An ordinal number equals its union with any element. (Contributed by NM, 13-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐵 ∈ 𝐴 → (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 𝐴)
Theorem	onunisuci 6077	An ordinal number is equal to the union of its successor. (Contributed by NM, 12-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ ∪ suc 𝐴 = 𝐴
Theorem	onsseli 6078	Subset is equivalent to membership or equality for ordinal numbers. (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-1995.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    &   ⊢ 𝐵 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 ↔ (𝐴 ∈ 𝐵 ∨ 𝐴 = 𝐵))
Theorem	onun2i 6079	The union of two ordinal numbers is an ordinal number. (Contributed by NM, 13-Jun-1994.)
⊢ 𝐴 ∈ On    &   ⊢ 𝐵 ∈ On    ⇒   ⊢ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∈ On
Theorem	unizlim 6080	An ordinal equal to its own union is either zero or a limit ordinal. (Contributed by NM, 1-Oct-2003.)
⊢ (Ord 𝐴 → (𝐴 = ∪ 𝐴 ↔ (𝐴 = ∅ ∨ Lim 𝐴)))
Theorem	on0eqel 6081	An ordinal number either equals zero or contains zero. (Contributed by NM, 1-Jun-2004.)
⊢ (𝐴 ∈ On → (𝐴 = ∅ ∨ ∅ ∈ 𝐴))
Theorem	snsn0non 6082	The singleton of the singleton of the empty set is not an ordinal (nor a natural number by omsson 7331). It can be used to represent an "undefined" value for a partial operation on natural or ordinal numbers. See also onxpdisj 6083. (Contributed by NM, 21-May-2004.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 12-Aug-2011.)
⊢ ¬ {{∅}} ∈ On
Theorem	onxpdisj 6083	Ordinal numbers and ordered pairs are disjoint collections. This theorem can be used if we want to extend a set of ordinal numbers or ordered pairs with disjoint elements. See also snsn0non 6082. (Contributed by NM, 1-Jun-2004.) (Proof shortened by Andrew Salmon, 27-Aug-2011.)
⊢ (On ∩ (V × V)) = ∅
Theorem	onnev 6084	The class of ordinal numbers is not equal to the universe. (Contributed by NM, 16-Jun-2007.) (Proof shortened by Mario Carneiro, 10-Jan-2013.)
⊢ On ≠ V
2.3.14  Definite description binder (inverted iota)
Syntax	cio 6085	Extend class notation with Russell's definition description binder (inverted iota).
class (℩𝑥𝜑)
Theorem	iotajust 6086*	Soundness justification theorem for df-iota 6087. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 29-Jun-2011.)
⊢ ∪ {𝑦 ∣ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = {𝑦}} = ∪ {𝑧 ∣ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = {𝑧}}
Definition	df-iota 6087*	Define Russell's definition description binder, which can be read as "the unique 𝑥 such that 𝜑", where 𝜑 ordinarily contains 𝑥 as a free variable. Our definition is meaningful only when there is exactly one 𝑥 such that 𝜑 is true (see iotaval 6098); otherwise, it evaluates to the empty set (see iotanul 6102). Russell used the inverted iota symbol ℩ to represent the binder. Sometimes proofs need to expand an iota-based definition. That is, given "X = the x for which ... x ... x ..." holds, the proof needs to get to "... X ... X ...". A general strategy to do this is to use riotacl2 6880 (or iotacl 6110 for unbounded iota), as demonstrated in the proof of supub 8635. This can be easier than applying riotasbc 6882 or a version that applies an explicit substitution, because substituting an iota into its own property always has a bound variable clash which must be first renamed or else guarded with NF. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 30-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (℩𝑥𝜑) = ∪ {𝑦 ∣ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = {𝑦}}
Theorem	dfiota2 6088*	Alternate definition for descriptions. Definition 8.18 in [Quine] p. 56. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 30-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (℩𝑥𝜑) = ∪ {𝑦 ∣ ∀𝑥(𝜑 ↔ 𝑥 = 𝑦)}
Theorem	nfiota1 6089	Bound-variable hypothesis builder for the ℩ class. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 11-Jul-2011.) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 15-Oct-2016.)
⊢ Ⅎ𝑥(℩𝑥𝜑)
Theorem	nfiotad 6090	Deduction version of nfiota 6091. (Contributed by NM, 18-Feb-2013.)
⊢ Ⅎ𝑦𝜑    &   ⊢ (𝜑 → Ⅎ𝑥𝜓)    ⇒   ⊢ (𝜑 → Ⅎ𝑥(℩𝑦𝜓))
Theorem	nfiota 6091	Bound-variable hypothesis builder for the ℩ class. (Contributed by NM, 23-Aug-2011.)
⊢ Ⅎ𝑥𝜑    ⇒   ⊢ Ⅎ𝑥(℩𝑦𝜑)
Theorem	cbviota 6092	Change bound variables in a description binder. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 1-Aug-2011.)
⊢ (𝑥 = 𝑦 → (𝜑 ↔ 𝜓))    &   ⊢ Ⅎ𝑦𝜑    &   ⊢ Ⅎ𝑥𝜓    ⇒   ⊢ (℩𝑥𝜑) = (℩𝑦𝜓)
Theorem	cbviotav 6093*	Change bound variables in a description binder. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 1-Aug-2011.)
⊢ (𝑥 = 𝑦 → (𝜑 ↔ 𝜓))    ⇒   ⊢ (℩𝑥𝜑) = (℩𝑦𝜓)
Theorem	sb8iota 6094	Variable substitution in description binder. Compare sb8eu 2689. (Contributed by NM, 18-Mar-2013.)
⊢ Ⅎ𝑦𝜑    ⇒   ⊢ (℩𝑥𝜑) = (℩𝑦[𝑦 / 𝑥]𝜑)
Theorem	iotaeq 6095	Equality theorem for descriptions. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 30-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (∀𝑥 𝑥 = 𝑦 → (℩𝑥𝜑) = (℩𝑦𝜑))
Theorem	iotabi 6096	Equivalence theorem for descriptions. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 30-Jun-2011.)
⊢ (∀𝑥(𝜑 ↔ 𝜓) → (℩𝑥𝜑) = (℩𝑥𝜓))
Theorem	uniabio 6097*	Part of Theorem 8.17 in [Quine] p. 56. This theorem serves as a lemma for the fundamental property of iota. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 11-Jul-2011.)
⊢ (∀𝑥(𝜑 ↔ 𝑥 = 𝑦) → ∪ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑} = 𝑦)
Theorem	iotaval 6098*	Theorem 8.19 in [Quine] p. 57. This theorem is the fundamental property of iota. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 11-Jul-2011.)
⊢ (∀𝑥(𝜑 ↔ 𝑥 = 𝑦) → (℩𝑥𝜑) = 𝑦)
Theorem	iotauni 6099	Equivalence between two different forms of ℩. (Contributed by Andrew Salmon, 12-Jul-2011.)
⊢ (∃!𝑥𝜑 → (℩𝑥𝜑) = ∪ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑})
Theorem	iotaint 6100	Equivalence between two different forms of ℩. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 24-Dec-2016.)
⊢ (∃!𝑥𝜑 → (℩𝑥𝜑) = ∩ {𝑥 ∣ 𝜑})