Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-riota

Description: Define restricted description binder. In case there is no unique x such that ( x e. A /\ ph ) holds, it evaluates to the empty set. See also comments for df-iota . (Contributed by NM, 15-Sep-2011) (Revised by Mario Carneiro, 15-Oct-2016) (Revised by NM, 2-Sep-2018)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-riota ( 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) = ( ℩ 𝑥 ( 𝑥𝐴𝜑 ) )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 vx 𝑥
1 cA 𝐴
2 wph 𝜑
3 2 0 1 crio ( 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 )
4 0 cv 𝑥
5 4 1 wcel 𝑥𝐴
6 5 2 wa ( 𝑥𝐴𝜑 )
7 6 0 cio ( ℩ 𝑥 ( 𝑥𝐴𝜑 ) )
8 3 7 wceq ( 𝑥𝐴 𝜑 ) = ( ℩ 𝑥 ( 𝑥𝐴𝜑 ) )