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Encyclopedia > Formal method

In computer science, formal methods refers to a variety of scientific and engineering techniques for rigorous reasoning about the correctness of computer programs, chiefly based on the use of mathematical logic.


The role of formal methods in software engineering engenders much controversy.


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External links

  • Virtual Library formal methods (http://vl.fmnet.info/)

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Formal methods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1414 words)
Formal methods are particularly effective early in development at the requirements and specification levels, but can be used for a completely formal development of an implementation (e.g., a program).
Formal methods may be used to give a description of the system to be developed, at whatever level(s) of detail desired.
At times, proponents of formal methods have claimed that their techniques would be the silver bullet to the software crisis.
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