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A theory of probabilistic programs

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Logics of Programs (Logic of Programs 1983)

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We define a propositional programming language for probabilistic program schemes and study the equational properties of the programs thus arising.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Brooklyn College of CUNY, 11210, Brooklyn, NY

    Rohit Parikh

  2. Mathematics Department, Boston University, 02215, Boston, Mass

    Anne Mahoney

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Edmund Clarke Dexter Kozen

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Parikh, R., Mahoney, A. (1984). A theory of probabilistic programs. In: Clarke, E., Kozen, D. (eds) Logics of Programs. Logic of Programs 1983. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 164. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-12896-4_376

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