Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition)
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Predicate Transformer Function:
Predicate Transformer is a function which is used to map between predicates to predicates. Suppose S is a statement and R is a predicate. The predicate transformer for S is a function which maps R into the weakest precondition of S with respect to R...
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