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The Z/EVES system

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ZUM '97: The Z Formal Specification Notation (ZUM 1997)

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We describe the Z/EVES system, which allows Z specifications to be analysed in a number of different ways. Among the significant features of Z/EVES are domain checking, which ensures that a specification is meaningful, and a theorem prover that includes a decision procedure for simple arithmetic and a heuristic rewriting mechanism that recognizes “obvious” facts.

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  1. ORA Canada, 267 Richmond Road, K1Z 6X3, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Mark Saaltink

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Jonathan P. Bowen Michael G. Hinchey David Till

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Saaltink, M. (1997). The Z/EVES system. In: Bowen, J.P., Hinchey, M.G., Till, D. (eds) ZUM '97: The Z Formal Specification Notation. ZUM 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1212. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027284

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