Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-lim

Description: Define the limit ordinal predicate, which is true for a nonempty ordinal that is not a successor (i.e. that is the union of itself). Our definition combines the definition of Lim of BellMachover p. 471 and Exercise 1 of TakeutiZaring p. 42. See dflim2 , dflim3 , and dflim4 for alternate definitions. (Contributed by NM, 22-Apr-1994)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-lim ( Lim 𝐴 ↔ ( Ord 𝐴𝐴 ≠ ∅ ∧ 𝐴 = 𝐴 ) )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cA 𝐴
1 0 wlim Lim 𝐴
2 0 word Ord 𝐴
3 c0
4 0 3 wne 𝐴 ≠ ∅
5 0 cuni 𝐴
6 0 5 wceq 𝐴 = 𝐴
7 2 4 6 w3a ( Ord 𝐴𝐴 ≠ ∅ ∧ 𝐴 = 𝐴 )
8 1 7 wb ( Lim 𝐴 ↔ ( Ord 𝐴𝐴 ≠ ∅ ∧ 𝐴 = 𝐴 ) )