Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-afv

Description: Alternative definition of the value of a function, ( F ''' A ) , also known as function application. In contrast to ( FA ) = (/) (see df-fv and ndmfv ), ( F ''' A ) = _V if F is not defined for A! (Contributed by Alexander van der Vekens, 25-May-2017) (Revised by BJ/AV, 25-Aug-2022)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-afv ( 𝐹 ''' 𝐴 ) = ( ℩' 𝑥 𝐴 𝐹 𝑥 )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cF ⊢ 𝐹
1 cA ⊢ 𝐴
2 1 0 cafv ⊢ ( 𝐹 ''' 𝐴 )
3 vx ⊢ 𝑥
4 3 cv ⊢ 𝑥
5 1 4 0 wbr ⊢ 𝐴 𝐹 𝑥
6 5 3 caiota ⊢ ( ℩' 𝑥 𝐴 𝐹 𝑥 )
7 2 6 wceq ⊢ ( 𝐹 ''' 𝐴 ) = ( ℩' 𝑥 𝐴 𝐹 𝑥 )