Constructive consistency checking for partial specification in Z

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-75

  Boiten, Eerke ^a   Derrick, John ^a   Bowman, Howard ^a   Steen, Maarten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consistency; Partial specification; Refinement; Viewpoints; Z

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002498781     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6423(99)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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