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In this paper we show, by a series of examples, how the μ- chart formalism can be translated into Z. We give reasons for why this is an interesting and sensible thing to do and what it might be used for.
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Reeve, G., Reeves, S. (2000). μ-Charts and Z: Hows, Whys, and Wherefores. In: Grieskamp, W., Santen, T., Stoddart, B. (eds) Integrated Formal Methods. IFM 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1945. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-40911-4_15
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