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VDM'91 Formal Software Development Methods (VDM 1991)

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In this paper we describe a new formal methods tool called EVES. EVES consists of a set theoretic language, called Verdi, and an automated deduction system, called NEVER. We present an overview of Verdi, NEVER, and the underlying mathematics; and develop a small program, to demonstrate the basic functionality of EVES.

The development of EVES was sponsored by the Canadian Department of National Defence through DSS contract W2207-8-AF78 and various other contracts. This paper is a revised version of ORA Conference Paper CP-91-5402-43, March 1991.

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  1. ORA Corporation, 265 Carling Avenue, Suite 506, K1S 2E1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Dan Craigen, Sentot Kromodimoeljo, Irwin Meisels, Bill Pase & Mark Saaltink

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Craigen, D., Kromodimoeljo, S., Meisels, I., Pase, B., Saaltink, M. (1991). EVES: An overview. In: Prehn, S., Toetenel, W.J. (eds) VDM'91 Formal Software Development Methods. VDM 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 551. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54834-3_24

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