Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-inf

Description: Define the infimum of class A . It is meaningful when R is a relation that strictly orders B and when the infimum exists. For example, R could be 'less than', B could be the set of real numbers, and A could be the set of all positive reals; in this case the infimum is 0. The infimum is defined as the supremum using the converse ordering relation. In the given example, 0 is the supremum of all reals (greatest real number) for which all positive reals are greater. (Contributed by AV, 2-Sep-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-inf sup A B R = sup A B R -1

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cA class A
1 cB class B
2 cR class R
3 0 1 2 cinf class sup A B R
4 2 ccnv class R -1
5 0 1 4 csup class sup A B R -1
6 3 5 wceq wff sup A B R = sup A B R -1