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 class ℤ
1 vn setvar n
2 cr class ℝ
3 1 cv setvar n
4 cc0 class 0
5 3 4 wceq wff n = 0
6 cn class ℕ
7 3 6 wcel wff n ∈ ℕ
8 3 cneg class − n
9 8 6 wcel wff − n ∈ ℕ
10 5 7 9 w3o wff n = 0 ∨ n ∈ ℕ ∨ − n ∈ ℕ
11 10 1 2 crab class n ∈ ℝ | n = 0 ∨ n ∈ ℕ ∨ − n ∈ ℕ
12 0 11 wceq wff ℤ = n ∈ ℝ | n = 0 ∨ n ∈ ℕ ∨ − n ∈ ℕ