Axiomatic semantics

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Axiomatic semantics is an approach based on mathematical logic to proving the correctness of computer programs. It is closely related to Hoare logic.

Axiomatic semantics define the meaning of a command in a program by describing its effect on assertions about the program state. The assertions are logical statements - predicates with variables, where the variables define the state of the program.

See also

• Algebraic semantics
• Denotational semantics
• Operational semantics
• Formal semantics of programming languages

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