Existence of Class Complement
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Theorem
Let $X$ be a class.
Then there is a unique class $Z$ such that, for every set $u$:
- $u \in Z \iff u \notin X$
Proof
Let $X$ be arbitrary.
By Axiom $\text B 3$, there is a class $Z$ such that:
- $\forall u: u \in Z \iff u \notin X$
This satisfies the existence portion of the theorem.
$\Box$
Let $Z'$ be a class such that:
- $\forall u: u \in Z' \iff u \notin X$
Then, for every set $u$:
- $u \in Z \iff u \notin X \iff u \in Z'$
Therefore, by the Axiom of Extension:
- $Z = Z'$
satisfying the uniqueness portion of the theorem.
$\blacksquare$