Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem mnfnre

Description: Minus infinity is not a real number. (Contributed by NM, 13-Oct-2005)

Ref Expression
Assertion mnfnre -∞ ∉ ℝ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 df-mnf ⊢ -∞ = 𝒫 +∞
2 df-pnf ⊢ +∞ = 𝒫 ∪ ℂ
3 2 pweqi ⊢ 𝒫 +∞ = 𝒫 𝒫 ∪ ℂ
4 1 3 eqtri ⊢ -∞ = 𝒫 𝒫 ∪ ℂ
5 2pwuninel ⊢ ¬ 𝒫 𝒫 ∪ ℂ ∈ ℂ
6 4 5 eqneltri ⊢ ¬ -∞ ∈ ℂ
7 recn ⊢ ( -∞ ∈ ℝ → -∞ ∈ ℂ )
8 6 7 mto ⊢ ¬ -∞ ∈ ℝ
9 8 nelir ⊢ -∞ ∉ ℝ