Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem bj-dfnul2

Description: Alternate definition of the empty set. Definition 5.14 of TakeutiZaring p. 20. (Contributed by NM, 26-Dec-1996) Remove dependency on ax-10 , ax-11 , and ax-12 . (Revised by Steven Nguyen, 3-May-2023) (Proof shortened by BJ, 23-Sep-2024) (Proof modification is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Assertion bj-dfnul2
|- (/) = { x | -. x = x }

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 dfnul4
 |-  (/) = { x | F. }
2 equid
 |-  x = x
3 2 bj-ntrufal
 |-  ( -. x = x <-> F. )
4 3 abbii
 |-  { x | -. x = x } = { x | F. }
5 1 4 eqtr4i
 |-  (/) = { x | -. x = x }