formal methods
Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
Referentially transparent languages are amenable to symbolic manipulation allowing program transformation (e.g. changing a clear inefficient specification into an obscure but efficient program) and proof of correctness. Oxford FM archive.Last updated: 1996-05-15
Nearby terms:
Formal Description Technique ♦ formal methods ♦ Formal Object Role Modeling Language
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