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METHODE ASSERTION INDUCTIVE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Testing and Debugging
DEF

A proof of correctness technique in which assertions are written describing program inputs, outputs, and intermediate conditions, a set of theorems is developed relating satisfaction of the input assertions to satisfaction of the output assertions, and the theorems are proved to be true.

OBS

inductive assertion: term and definition standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Test et débogage
DEF

Technique de la preuve d'exactitude dans laquelle les assertions écrite décrivent les entrées, les sorties et les conditions intermédiaires d'un programme; un ensemble de théorèmes est élaboré, qui établit un rapport entre la satisfaction des assertions d'entrée et la satisfaction des assertions de sortie, et la validité des théorèmes est démontrée.

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