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Z and Eves

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Z User Workshop, York 1991

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Abstract

ORA Canada has recently conducted a study with three primary goals: to assess the Z notation; to determine the feasibility of using Eves as a proof tool for Z; and to adapt the Z “Mathematical Toolkit” for use in Eves. In general, we would recommend the Z notation. We identified some difficulties in providing Eves support for Z, though we concluded that the addition of the Z Mathematical Toolkit to the Eves library will be useful to Eves users.

This project was sponsored by the Communications Security Establishment of the Canadian Department of National Defence through DSS contract W2213-0-2615.

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

    Mark Saaltink

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  1. Programming Research Group, Oxford University Computing Laboratory, 8-11 Keble Road, Oxford, 0X1 3QD, UK

    J. E. Nicholls MA

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Saaltink, M. (1992). Z and Eves. In: Nicholls, J.E. (eds) Z User Workshop, York 1991. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3203-5_11

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