Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-propvar

Description: Variables in sentences of propositional calculus are encoded by appending a zero after the number of the variable. (Contributed by Thomas van Maaren, 21-Aug-2026)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-propvar
|- propvar = ( n e. NN |-> ( <" n "> ++ <" 0 "> ) )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cpropvar
 |-  propvar
1 vn
 |-  n
2 cn
 |-  NN
3 1 cv
 |-  n
4 3 cs1
 |-  <" n ">
5 cconcat
 |-  ++
6 cc0
 |-  0
7 6 cs1
 |-  <" 0 ">
8 4 7 5 co
 |-  ( <" n "> ++ <" 0 "> )
9 1 2 8 cmpt
 |-  ( n e. NN |-> ( <" n "> ++ <" 0 "> ) )
10 0 9 wceq
 |-  propvar = ( n e. NN |-> ( <" n "> ++ <" 0 "> ) )