User:Dfeuer/Empty Set does not Equal its Singleton
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Theorem
Let $\varnothing$ be the empty class.
Let $\{\varnothing\}$ be singleton $\varnothing$.
Then $\varnothing ≠ \{\varnothing\}$.
Proof
By the definition of singleton, $\varnothing \in \{\varnothing\}$.
However, $\forall x: x \notin \varnothing$.
Thus $\varnothing ≠ \{\varnothing\}$.
$\blacksquare$