Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-mnf

Description: Define minus infinity as the power set of plus infinity. Note that the definition is arbitrary, requiring only that -oo be a set not in RR and different from +oo (see mnfnre and pnfnemnf ). (Contributed by NM, 13-Oct-2005) (New usage is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-mnf
|- -oo = ~P +oo

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cmnf
 |-  -oo
1 cpnf
 |-  +oo
2 1 cpw
 |-  ~P +oo
3 0 2 wceq
 |-  -oo = ~P +oo