Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-old

Description: Define the older than function. This function carries an ordinal to all surreals made by a previous ordinal. Definition from Conway p. 29. (Contributed by Scott Fenton, 17-Dec-2021)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-old O = ( 𝑥 ∈ On ↦ ∪ ( M “ 𝑥 ) )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cold ⊢ O
1 vx ⊢ 𝑥
2 con0 ⊢ On
3 cmade ⊢ M
4 1 cv ⊢ 𝑥
5 3 4 cima ⊢ ( M “ 𝑥 )
6 5 cuni ⊢ ∪ ( M “ 𝑥 )
7 1 2 6 cmpt ⊢ ( 𝑥 ∈ On ↦ ∪ ( M “ 𝑥 ) )
8 0 7 wceq ⊢ O = ( 𝑥 ∈ On ↦ ∪ ( M “ 𝑥 ) )