Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem sgnmnf

Description: The signum of -oo is -1. (Contributed by David A. Wheeler, 26-Jun-2016)

Ref Expression
Assertion sgnmnf ⊢ sgn ⁡ −∞ = − 1

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 mnfxr ⊢ −∞ ∈ ℝ *
2 mnflt0 ⊢ −∞ < 0
3 sgnn ⊢ −∞ ∈ ℝ * ∧ −∞ < 0 → sgn ⁡ −∞ = − 1
4 1 2 3 mp2an ⊢ sgn ⁡ −∞ = − 1