Definition df-ssr 38899

Description: Define the subsets class or the class of subset relations. Similar to definitions of epsilon relation (df-eprel 5531) and identity relation (df-id 5526) classes. Subset relation class and Scott Fenton's subset class df-sset 36036 are the same: S = SSet (compare dfssr2 38900 with df-sset 36036), the only reason we do not use dfssr2 38900 as the base definition of the subsets class is the way we defined the epsilon relation and the identity relation classes.

The binary relation on the class of subsets and the subclass relationship (df-ss 3906) are the same, that is, (𝐴 S 𝐵 ↔ 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵) when 𝐵 is a set, see brssr 38902. Yet in general we use the subclass relation 𝐴 ⊆ 𝐵 both for classes and for sets, see the comment of df-ss 3906. The only exception (aside from directly investigating the class S e.g. in relssr 38901 or in extssr 38910) is when we have a specific purpose with its usage, like in case of df-refs 38911 versus df-cnvrefs 38926, where we need S to define the class of reflexive sets in order to be able to define the class of converse reflexive sets with the help of the converse of S.

The subsets class S has another place in set.mm as well: if we define extensional relation based on the common property in extid 38637, extep 38610 and extssr 38910, then "extrelssr" " |- ExtRel S " is a theorem along with "extrelep" " |- ExtRel E " and "extrelid" " |- ExtRel I " . (Contributed by Peter Mazsa, 25-Jul-2019.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
df-ssr	⊢ S = {⟨𝑥, 𝑦⟩ ∣ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝑦}

Distinct variable group:   𝑥,𝑦

Detailed syntax breakdown of Definition df-ssr

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		cssr 38507	. 2 class S
2		vx	. . . . 5 setvar 𝑥
3	2	cv 1541	. . . 4 class 𝑥
4		vy	. . . . 5 setvar 𝑦
5	4	cv 1541	. . . 4 class 𝑦
6	3, 5	wss 3889	. . 3 wff 𝑥 ⊆ 𝑦
7	6, 2, 4	copab 5147	. 2 class {⟨𝑥, 𝑦⟩ ∣ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝑦}
8	1, 7	wceq 1542	1 wff S = {⟨𝑥, 𝑦⟩ ∣ 𝑥 ⊆ 𝑦}

This definition is referenced by:  dfssr2  38900  relssr  38901  brssr  38902