Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-fil

Description: The set of filters on a set. Definition 1 (axioms FI, FIIa, FIIb, FIII) of BourbakiTop1 p. I.36. Filters are used to define the concept of limit in the general case. They are a generalization of the idea of neighborhoods. Suppose you are in RR . With neighborhoods you can express the idea of a variable that tends to a specific number but you can't express the idea of a variable that tends to infinity. Filters relax the "axioms" of neighborhoods and then succeed in expressing the idea of something that tends to infinity. Filters were invented by Cartan in 1937 and made famous by Bourbaki in his treatise. A notion similar to the notion of filter is the concept of net invented by Moore and Smith in 1922. (Contributed by FL, 20-Jul-2007) (Revised by Stefan O'Rear, 28-Jul-2015)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-fil Fil=zVffBasz|x𝒫zf𝒫xxf

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cfil classFil
1 vz setvarz
2 cvv classV
3 vf setvarf
4 cfbas classfBas
5 1 cv setvarz
6 5 4 cfv classfBasz
7 vx setvarx
8 5 cpw class𝒫z
9 3 cv setvarf
10 7 cv setvarx
11 10 cpw class𝒫x
12 9 11 cin classf𝒫x
13 c0 class
14 12 13 wne wfff𝒫x
15 10 9 wcel wffxf
16 14 15 wi wfff𝒫xxf
17 16 7 8 wral wffx𝒫zf𝒫xxf
18 17 3 6 crab classffBasz|x𝒫zf𝒫xxf
19 1 2 18 cmpt classzVffBasz|x𝒫zf𝒫xxf
20 0 19 wceq wffFil=zVffBasz|x𝒫zf𝒫xxf