Definition df-om 7888

Description: Define the class of natural numbers, which are all ordinal numbers that are less than every limit ordinal, i.e., all finite ordinals. Our definition is a variant of the Definition of N of [BellMachover] p. 471. See dfom2 7889 for an alternate definition. Later, when we assume the Axiom of Infinity, we show ω is a set in omex 9683, and ω can then be defined per dfom3 9687 (the smallest inductive set) and dfom4 9689.

Note: the natural numbers ω are a subset of the ordinal numbers df-on 6388. Later, when we define complex numbers, we will be able to also define a subset of the complex numbers (df-nn 12267) with analogous properties and operations, but they will be different sets. (Contributed by NM, 15-May-1994.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
df-om	⊢ ω = {𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀𝑦(Lim 𝑦 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝑦)}

Distinct variable group:   𝑥,𝑦

Detailed syntax breakdown of Definition df-om

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		com 7887	. 2 class ω
2		vy	. . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑦
3	2	cv 1539	. . . . . 6 class 𝑦
4	3	wlim 6385	. . . . 5 wff Lim 𝑦
5		vx	. . . . . 6 setvar 𝑥
6	5, 2	wel 2109	. . . . 5 wff 𝑥 ∈ 𝑦
7	4, 6	wi 4	. . . 4 wff (Lim 𝑦 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝑦)
8	7, 2	wal 1538	. . 3 wff ∀𝑦(Lim 𝑦 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝑦)
9		con0 6384	. . 3 class On
10	8, 5, 9	crab 3436	. 2 class {𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀𝑦(Lim 𝑦 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝑦)}
11	1, 10	wceq 1540	1 wff ω = {𝑥 ∈ On ∣ ∀𝑦(Lim 𝑦 → 𝑥 ∈ 𝑦)}

This definition is referenced by:  dfom2  7889  elom  7890  omsson  7891