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| Description: Define "there exists at most one x such that φ." Here we define it in terms of existential uniqueness. Notation of [BellMachover] p. 460, whose definition we show as mo3 2235. For other possible definitions see mo2 2233 and mo4 2237. (Contributed by NM, 8-Mar-1995.) | 
| Ref | Expression | 
|---|---|
| df-mo | ⊢ (∃*xφ ↔ (∃xφ → ∃!xφ)) | 
| Step | Hyp | Ref | Expression | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wph | . . 3 wff φ | |
| 2 | vx | . . 3 setvar x | |
| 3 | 1, 2 | wmo 2205 | . 2 wff ∃*xφ | 
| 4 | 1, 2 | wex 1541 | . . 3 wff ∃xφ | 
| 5 | 1, 2 | weu 2204 | . . 3 wff ∃!xφ | 
| 6 | 4, 5 | wi 4 | . 2 wff (∃xφ → ∃!xφ) | 
| 7 | 3, 6 | wb 176 | 1 wff (∃*xφ ↔ (∃xφ → ∃!xφ)) | 
| Colors of variables: wff setvar class | 
| This definition is referenced by: nfmo1 2215 nfmod2 2217 sb8mo 2223 mo2 2233 mobid 2238 cbvmo 2241 exmoeu 2246 moabs 2248 exmo 2249 2euex 2276 rmo5 2828 moeq 3013 dff3 5421 | 
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