Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem wrd0

Description: The empty set is a word (theempty word, frequently denoted ε in this context). This corresponds to the definition in Section 9.1 of AhoHopUll p. 318. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 15-Aug-2015) (Proof shortened by AV, 13-May-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion wrd0 ∅ ∈ Word 𝑆

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 f0 ∅ : ∅ ⟶ 𝑆
2 iswrddm0 ( ∅ : ∅ ⟶ 𝑆 → ∅ ∈ Word 𝑆 )
3 1 2 ax-mp ∅ ∈ Word 𝑆