| Description:
Here are typical natural deduction (ND) rules in the style of Gentzen
and Jaśkowski, along with MPE translations of them. This also
shows the recommended theorems when you find yourself needing these
rules (the recommendations encourage a slightly different proof style
that works more naturally with set.mm). A decent list of the standard
rules of natural deduction can be found beginning with definition /\I in
[Pfenning] p. 18. For information about ND and Metamath, see the
page on Deduction Form and Natural Deduction
in Metamath Proof Explorer. Many more citations could be added.
| Name | Natural Deduction Rule | Translation |
Recommendation | Comments |
| IT |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ 𝜓 |
idi 1 |
nothing | Reiteration is always redundant in Metamath.
Definition "new rule" in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition IT in [Clemente] p. 10. |
| ∧I |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 & Γ⊢ 𝜒 => Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∧ 𝜒 |
jca 511 |
jca 511, pm3.2i 470 |
Definition ∧I in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition I∧m,n in [Clemente] p. 10, and
definition ∧I in [Indrzejczak] p. 34
(representing both Gentzen's system NK and Jaśkowski) |
| ∧EL |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∧ 𝜒 => Γ⊢ 𝜓 |
simpld 494 |
simpld 494, adantr 480 |
Definition ∧EL in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition E∧(1) in [Clemente] p. 11, and
definition ∧E in [Indrzejczak] p. 34
(representing both Gentzen's system NK and Jaśkowski) |
| ∧ER |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∧ 𝜒 => Γ⊢ 𝜒 |
simprd 495 |
simpr 484, adantl 481 |
Definition ∧ER in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition E∧(2) in [Clemente] p. 11, and
definition ∧E in [Indrzejczak] p. 34
(representing both Gentzen's system NK and Jaśkowski) |
| →I |
Γ, 𝜓⊢ 𝜒 => Γ⊢ 𝜓 → 𝜒 |
ex 412 | ex 412 |
Definition →I in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition I=>m,n in [Clemente] p. 11, and
definition →I in [Indrzejczak] p. 33. |
| →E |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 → 𝜒 & Γ⊢ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ 𝜒 |
mpd 15 | ax-mp 5, mpd 15, mpdan 688, imp 406 |
Definition →E in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition E=>m,n in [Clemente] p. 11, and
definition →E in [Indrzejczak] p. 33. |
| ∨IL | Γ⊢ 𝜓 =>
Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∨ 𝜒 |
olcd 875 |
olc 869, olci 867, olcd 875 |
Definition ∨I in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition I∨n(1) in [Clemente] p. 12 |
| ∨IR | Γ⊢ 𝜒 =>
Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∨ 𝜒 |
orcd 874 |
orc 868, orci 866, orcd 874 |
Definition ∨IR in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition I∨n(2) in [Clemente] p. 12. |
| ∨E | Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∨ 𝜒 & Γ, 𝜓⊢ 𝜃 &
Γ, 𝜒⊢ 𝜃 => Γ⊢ 𝜃 |
mpjaodan 961 |
mpjaodan 961, jaodan 960, jaod 860 |
Definition ∨E in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition E∨m,n,p in [Clemente] p. 12. |
| ¬I | Γ, 𝜓⊢ ⊥ => Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜓 |
inegd 1562 | pm2.01d 190 |
|
| ¬I | Γ, 𝜓⊢ 𝜃 & Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜃 =>
Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜓 |
mtand 816 | mtand 816 |
definition I¬m,n,p in [Clemente] p. 13. |
| ¬I | Γ, 𝜓⊢ 𝜒 & Γ, 𝜓⊢ ¬ 𝜒 =>
Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜓 |
pm2.65da 817 | pm2.65da 817 |
Contradiction. |
| ¬I |
Γ, 𝜓⊢ ¬ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜓 |
pm2.01da 799 | pm2.01d 190, pm2.65da 817, pm2.65d 196 |
For an alternative falsum-free natural deduction ruleset |
| ¬E |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 & Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ ⊥ |
pm2.21fal 1564 |
pm2.21dd 195 | |
| ¬E |
Γ, ¬ 𝜓⊢ ⊥ => Γ⊢ 𝜓 |
|
pm2.21dd 195 |
definition →E in [Indrzejczak] p. 33. |
| ¬E |
Γ⊢ 𝜓 & Γ⊢ ¬ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ 𝜃 |
pm2.21dd 195 | pm2.21dd 195, pm2.21d 121, pm2.21 123 |
For an alternative falsum-free natural deduction ruleset.
Definition ¬E in [Pfenning] p. 18. |
| ⊤I | Γ⊢ ⊤ |
trud 1552 | tru 1546, trud 1552, mptru 1549 |
Definition ⊤I in [Pfenning] p. 18. |
| ⊥E | Γ, ⊥⊢ 𝜃 |
falimd 1560 | falim 1559 |
Definition ⊥E in [Pfenning] p. 18. |
| ∀I |
Γ⊢ [𝑎 / 𝑥]𝜓 => Γ⊢ ∀𝑥𝜓 |
alrimiv 1929 | alrimiv 1929, ralrimiva 3130 |
Definition ∀Ia in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition I∀n in [Clemente] p. 32. |
| ∀E |
Γ⊢ ∀𝑥𝜓 => Γ⊢ [𝑡 / 𝑥]𝜓 |
spsbcd 3756 | spcv 3561, rspcv 3574 |
Definition ∀E in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition E∀n,t in [Clemente] p. 32. |
| ∃I |
Γ⊢ [𝑡 / 𝑥]𝜓 => Γ⊢ ∃𝑥𝜓 |
spesbcd 3835 | spcev 3562, rspcev 3578 |
Definition ∃I in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition I∃n,t in [Clemente] p. 32. |
| ∃E |
Γ⊢ ∃𝑥𝜓 & Γ, [𝑎 / 𝑥]𝜓⊢ 𝜃 =>
Γ⊢ 𝜃 |
exlimddv 1937 | exlimddv 1937, exlimdd 2228,
exlimdv 1935, rexlimdva 3139 |
Definition ∃Ea,u in [Pfenning] p. 18,
definition E∃m,n,p,a in [Clemente] p. 32. |
| ⊥C |
Γ, ¬ 𝜓⊢ ⊥ => Γ⊢ 𝜓 |
efald 1563 | efald 1563 |
Proof by contradiction (classical logic),
definition ⊥C in [Pfenning] p. 17. |
| ⊥C |
Γ, ¬ 𝜓⊢ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ 𝜓 |
pm2.18da 800 | pm2.18da 800, pm2.18d 127, pm2.18 128 |
For an alternative falsum-free natural deduction ruleset |
| ¬ ¬C |
Γ⊢ ¬ ¬ 𝜓 => Γ⊢ 𝜓 |
notnotrd 133 | notnotrd 133, notnotr 130 |
Double negation rule (classical logic),
definition NNC in [Pfenning] p. 17,
definition E¬n in [Clemente] p. 14. |
| EM | Γ⊢ 𝜓 ∨ ¬ 𝜓 |
exmidd 896 | exmid 895 |
Excluded middle (classical logic),
definition XM in [Pfenning] p. 17,
proof 5.11 in [Clemente] p. 14. |
| =I | Γ⊢ 𝐴 = 𝐴 |
eqidd 2738 | eqid 2737, eqidd 2738 |
Introduce equality,
definition =I in [Pfenning] p. 127. |
| =E | Γ⊢ 𝐴 = 𝐵 & Γ[𝐴 / 𝑥]𝜓 =>
Γ⊢ [𝐵 / 𝑥]𝜓 |
sbceq1dd 3748 | sbceq1d 3747, equality theorems |
Eliminate equality,
definition =E in [Pfenning] p. 127. (Both E1 and E2.) |
Note that MPE uses classical logic, not intuitionist logic. As is
conventional, the "I" rules are introduction rules, "E" rules are
elimination rules, the "C" rules are conversion rules, and Γ
represents the set of (current) hypotheses. We use wff variable names
beginning with 𝜓 to provide a closer representation
of the Metamath
equivalents (which typically use the antecedent 𝜑 to represent the
context Γ).
Most of this information was developed by Mario Carneiro and posted on
3-Feb-2017. For more information, see the
page on Deduction Form and Natural Deduction
in Metamath Proof Explorer.
For annotated examples where some traditional ND rules
are directly applied in MPE, see ex-natded5.2 30491, ex-natded5.3 30494,
ex-natded5.5 30497, ex-natded5.7 30498, ex-natded5.8 30500, ex-natded5.13 30502,
ex-natded9.20 30504, and ex-natded9.26 30506.
(Contributed by DAW, 4-Feb-2017.) (New usage is
discouraged.) |