| Description: Extend wff definition to
include class equality.
For a general discussion of the theory of classes, see
https://us.metamath.org/mpeuni/mmset.html#class.
(The purpose of introducing  
  here, and not in set theory
where it belongs, is to allow us to express i.e. "prove" the
weq 1491
of
predicate calculus in terms of the wceq 1343
of set theory, so that we
don't "overload" the connective with two syntax definitions. This
is done to prevent ambiguity that would complicate some Metamath
parsers. For example, some parsers - although not the Metamath program
- stumble on the fact that the in 
 could be the of
either weq 1491 or wceq 1343, although mathematically it makes no
difference.
The class variables and are
introduced temporarily for the
purpose of this definition but otherwise not used in predicate calculus.
See df-cleq 2158 for more information on the set theory usage
of
wceq 1343.) |
