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| Type | Label | Description |
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| Statement | ||
| Theorem | pm2.52 101 | Theorem *2.52 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 107. |
| Theorem | pm2.521 102 | Theorem *2.521 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 107. |
| Theorem | pm2.24i 103 | Inference version of pm2.24 79. |
| Theorem | pm2.24d 104 | Deduction version of pm2.21 76. |
| Theorem | mto 105 | The rule of modus tollens. |
| Theorem | mtoi 106 | Modus tollens inference. |
| Theorem | mtod 107 | Modus tollens deduction. |
| Theorem | mt2 108 | A rule similar to modus tollens. |
| Theorem | mt2i 109 | Modus tollens inference. |
| Theorem | mt2d 110 | Modus tollens deduction. |
| Theorem | mt3 111 | A rule similar to modus tollens. |
| Theorem | mt3i 112 | Modus tollens inference. |
| Theorem | mt3d 113 | Modus tollens deduction. |
| Theorem | mt4d 114 | Modus tollens deduction. |
| Theorem | nsyl 115 | A negated syllogism inference. |
| Theorem | nsyld 116 | A negated syllogism deduction. |
| Theorem | nsyl2 117 | A negated syllogism inference. |
| Theorem | nsyl3 118 | A negated syllogism inference. |
| Theorem | nsyl4 119 | A negated syllogism inference. |
| Theorem | nsyli 120 | A negated syllogism inference. |
| Theorem | pm3.2im 121 | Theorem *3.2 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 111, expressed with primitive connectives. (The proof was shortened by Josh Purinton, 29-Dec-2000.) |
| Theorem | mth8 122 | Theorem 8 of [Margaris] p. 60. (The proof was shortened by Josh Purinton, 29-Dec-2000.) |
| Theorem | pm2.61 123 | Theorem *2.61 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 107. Useful for eliminating an antecedent. |
| Theorem | pm2.61i 124 | Inference eliminating an antecedent. |
| Theorem | pm2.61d 125 | Deduction eliminating an antecedent. |
| Theorem | pm2.61d1 126 | Inference eliminating an antecedent. |
| Theorem | pm2.61d2 127 | Inference eliminating an antecedent. |
| Theorem | pm2.61ii 128 | Inference eliminating two antecedents. (The proof was shortened by Josh Purinton, 29-Dec-2000.) |
| Theorem | pm2.61nii 129 | Inference eliminating two antecedents. |
| Theorem | pm2.61iii 130 | Inference eliminating three antecedents. |
| Theorem | pm2.6 131 | Theorem *2.6 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 107. |
| Theorem | pm2.65 132 | Theorem *2.65 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 107. Proof by contradiction. |
| Theorem | pm2.65i 133 | Inference rule for proof by contradiction. |
| Theorem | pm2.65d 134 | Deduction rule for proof by contradiction. |
| Theorem | ja 135 | Inference joining the antecedents of two premises. (The proof was shortened by O'Cat, 19-Feb-2008.) |
| Theorem | jc 136 | Inference joining the consequents of two premises. |
| Theorem | pm3.26im 137 | Simplification. Similar to Theorem *3.26 (Simp) of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 112. |
| Theorem | pm3.27im 138 | Simplification. Similar to Theorem *3.27 (Simp) of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 112. |
| Theorem | impt 139 | Importation theorem expressed with primitive connectives. |
| Theorem | expt 140 | Exportation theorem expressed with primitive connectives. |
| Theorem | impi 141 | An importation inference. |
| Theorem | expi 142 | An exportation inference. (The proof was shortened by O'Cat, 28-Nov-2008.) |
| Theorem | bijust 143 | Theorem used to justify definition of biconditional df-bi 145. (The proof was shortened by Josh Purinton, 29-Dec-2000.) |
| Logical equivalence | ||
| Syntax | wb 144 | Extend our wff definition to include the biconditional connective. |
| Definition | df-bi 145 |
This is our first definition, which introduces and defines the
biconditional connective Unlike most traditional developments, we have chosen not to have a separate symbol such as "Df." to mean "is defined as." Instead, we will later use the biconditional connective for this purpose (df-or 222 is its first use), as it allows us to use logic to manipulate definitions directly. This greatly simplifies many proofs since it eliminates the need for a separate mechanism for introducing and eliminating definitions. Of course, we cannot use this mechanism to define the biconditional itself, since it hasn't been introduced yet. Instead, we use a more general form of definition, described as follows. In its most general form, a definition is simply an assertion that introduces a new symbol (or a new combination of existing symbols, as in df-3an 783) that is eliminable and does not strengthen the existing language. The latter requirement means that the set of provable statements not containing the new symbol (or new combination) should remain exactly the same after the definition is introduced. Our definition of the biconditional may look unusual compared to most definitions, but it strictly satisfies these requirements. The justification for our definition is that if we mechanically replace the first wff above (the definiendum i.e. the thing being defined) with the second (the definiens i.e. the defining expression) in the definition, the definition becomes a substitution instance of previously proved theorem bijust 143. It is impossible to use df-bi 145 to prove any statement expressed in the original language that can't be proved from the original axioms. For if it were, we could replace it with instances of bijust 143 throughout the proof, thus obtaining a proof from the original axioms (contradiction). Note that from Metamath's point of view, a definition is just another axiom - i.e. an assertion we claim to be true - but from our high level point of view, we are are not strengthening the language. To indicate this fact, we prefix definition labels with "df-" instead of "ax-". (This prefixing is an informal convention that means nothing to the Metamath proof verifier; it is just for human readability.)
See dfbi1 156, dfbi2 517, and dfbi3 673
for theorems suggesting typical
textbook definitions of |
| Theorem | bi1 146 | Property of the biconditional connective. |
| Theorem | bi2 147 | Property of the biconditional connective. |
| Theorem | bi3 148 | Property of the biconditional connective. |
| Theorem | biimpi 149 | Infer an implication from a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | biimpri 150 | Infer a converse implication from a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | biimpd 151 | Deduce an implication from a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | biimprd 152 | Deduce a converse implication from a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | biimpcd 153 | Deduce a commuted implication from a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | biimprcd 154 | Deduce a converse commuted implication from a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | impbii 155 | Infer an equivalence from an implication and its converse. |
| Theorem | dfbi1 156 | Relate the biconditional connective to primitive connectives. See dfbi1gb 157 for an unusual version proved directly from axioms. |
| Theorem | dfbi1gb 157 | This proof of dfbi1 156, discovered by Gregory Bush on 8-Mar-2004, has several curious properties. First, it has only 17 steps directly from the axioms and df-bi 145, compared to over 800 steps were the proof of dfbi1 156 expanded into axioms. Second, step 2 demands only the property of "true"; any axiom (or theorem) could be used. It might be thought, therefore, that it is in some sense redundant, but in fact no proof is shorter than this (measured by number of steps). Third, it illustrates how intermediate steps can "blow up" in size even in short proofs. Fourth, the compressed proof is only 182 bytes (or 17 bytes in D-proof notation), but the generated web page is over 200kB with intermediate steps that are essentially incomprehensible to humans (other than Gregory Bush). If there were an obfuscated code contest for proofs, this would be a contender. |
| Theorem | bi2.04 158 | Logical equivalence of commuted antecedents. Part of Theorem *4.87 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 122. |
| Theorem | notnot 159 | Double negation. Theorem *4.13 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 117. |
| Theorem | pm4.8 160 | Theorem *4.8 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 122. |
| Theorem | pm4.81 161 | Theorem *4.81 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 122. |
| Theorem | con1b 162 | Contraposition. Bidirectional version of con1 92. |
| Theorem | con2b 163 | Contraposition. Bidirectional version of con2 90. |
| Theorem | con34b 164 | Contraposition. Theorem *4.1 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 116. |
| Theorem | pm5.4 165 | Antecedent absorption implication. Theorem *5.4 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 125. |
| Theorem | imdi 166 | Distributive law for implication. Compare Theorem *5.41 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 125. |
| Theorem | pm5.41 167 | Theorem *5.41 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 125. |
| Theorem | biid 168 | Principle of identity for logical equivalence. Theorem *4.2 of [WhiteheadRussell] p. 117. |
| Theorem | biidd 169 | Principle of identity with antecedent. |
| Theorem | bicomi 170 | Inference from commutative law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | bitri 171 | An inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | bitr2i 172 | An inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | bitr3i 173 | An inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | bitr4i 174 | An inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitri 175 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitrri 176 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitr2i 177 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitr2ri 178 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitr3i 179 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitr3ri 180 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitr4i 181 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. This inference is frequently used to apply a definition to both sides of a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | 3bitr4ri 182 | A chained inference from transitive law for logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | imbi2i 183 | Introduce an antecedent to both sides of a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | imbi1i 184 | Introduce a consequent to both sides of a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | notbii 185 | Negate both sides of a logical equivalence. |
| Theorem | imbi12i 186 | Join two logical equivalences to form equivalence of implications. |
| Theorem | mpbi 187 | An inference from a biconditional, related to modus ponens. |
| Theorem | mpbir 188 | An inference from a biconditional, related to modus ponens. |
| Theorem | mtbi 189 | An inference from a biconditional, related to modus tollens. |
| Theorem | mtbir 190 | An inference from a biconditional, related to modus tollens. |
| Theorem | mpbii 191 | An inference from a nested biconditional, related to modus ponens. |
| Theorem | mpbiri 192 | An inference from a nested biconditional, related to modus ponens. |
| Theorem | mpbid 193 | A deduction from a biconditional, related to modus ponens. |
| Theorem | mpbird 194 | A deduction from a biconditional, related to modus ponens. |
| Theorem | a1bi 195 | Inference rule introducing a theorem as an antecedent. |
| Theorem | sylib 196 | A mixed syllogism inference from an implication and a biconditional. |
| Theorem | sylbi 197 | A mixed syllogism inference from a biconditional and an implication. Useful for substituting an antecedent with a definition. |
| Theorem | sylibr 198 | A mixed syllogism inference from an implication and a biconditional. Useful for substituting a consequent with a definition. |
| Theorem | sylbir 199 | A mixed syllogism inference from a biconditional and an implication. |
| Theorem | sylibd 200 | A syllogism deduction. |
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