Definition df-har 8463

Description: Define the Hartogs function , which maps all sets to the smallest ordinal that cannot be injected into the given set. In the important special case where x is an ordinal, this is the cardinal successor operation.

Traditionally, the Hartogs number of a set is written aleph ( X ) and the cardinal successor X +; we use functional notation for this, and cannot use the aleph symbol because it is taken for the enumerating function of the infinite initial ordinals df-aleph 8766.

Some authors define the Hartogs number of a set to be the least *infinite* ordinal which does not inject into it, thus causing the range to consist only of alephs. We use the simpler definition where the value can be any successor cardinal. (Contributed by Stefan O'Rear, 11-Feb-2015.)

Assertion

Ref	Expression
df-har	|- har = ( x e. _V |-> { y e. On | y ~<_ x } )

Distinct variable group:   x, y

Detailed syntax breakdown of Definition df-har

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		char 8461	. 2 class har
2		vx	. . 3 setvar x
3		cvv 3200	. . 3 class _V
4		vy	. . . . . 6 setvar y
5	4	cv 1482	. . . . 5 class y
6	2	cv 1482	. . . . 5 class x
7		cdom 7953	. . . . 5 class ~<_
8	5, 6, 7	wbr 4653	. . . 4 wff y ~<_ x
9		con0 5723	. . . 4 class On
10	8, 4, 9	crab 2916	. . 3 class { y e. On | y ~<_ x }
11	2, 3, 10	cmpt 4729	. 2 class ( x e. _V |-> { y e. On | y ~<_ x } )
12	1, 11	wceq 1483	1 wff har = ( x e. _V |-> { y e. On | y ~<_ x } )

This definition is referenced by:  harf  8465  harval  8467