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W: A Logic for Z

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Z User Workshop, York 1991

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We present W, a logic for the Z notation (Brien & al, 1991). The soundness proof for W is still under development, but is nearing completion.

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  1. Programming Research Group, Oxford University, UK

    J. C. P. Woodcock & S. M. Brien

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  1. J. C. P. Woodcock
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  1. Programming Research Group, Oxford University Computing Laboratory, 8-11 Keble Road, Oxford, 0X1 3QD, UK

    J. E. Nicholls MA

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Woodcock, J.C.P., Brien, S.M. (1992). W: A Logic for Z. In: Nicholls, J.E. (eds) Z User Workshop, York 1991. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3203-5_4

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