Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-z

Description: Define the set of integers, which are the positive and negative integers together with zero. Definition of integers in Apostol p. 22. The letter Z abbreviates the German word Zahlen meaning "numbers." (Contributed by NM, 8-Jan-2002)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-z ℤ = { 𝑛 ∈ ℝ ∣ ( 𝑛 = 0 ∨ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ∨ - 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ) }

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cz
1 vn 𝑛
2 cr
3 1 cv 𝑛
4 cc0 0
5 3 4 wceq 𝑛 = 0
6 cn
7 3 6 wcel 𝑛 ∈ ℕ
8 3 cneg - 𝑛
9 8 6 wcel - 𝑛 ∈ ℕ
10 5 7 9 w3o ( 𝑛 = 0 ∨ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ∨ - 𝑛 ∈ ℕ )
11 10 1 2 crab { 𝑛 ∈ ℝ ∣ ( 𝑛 = 0 ∨ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ∨ - 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ) }
12 0 11 wceq ℤ = { 𝑛 ∈ ℝ ∣ ( 𝑛 = 0 ∨ 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ∨ - 𝑛 ∈ ℕ ) }