Signature without equality

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Is it possible to construct in the signature without equality the formula, which has 2-elements model and hasn't 3-elements model?

I think no, but have no idea how to prove it.

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Recall that for any formulas without equality the following holds.

  1. Any consistent set of formulas has a countable model.
  2. If a formula has some model, it has a model of any higher cardinality.

So, if your formula without equality has any model whatsoever, it has a countable model.