Predicate transformer semanticsPredicate transformer semantics were introduced by Edsger Dijkstra in his seminal paper "Guarded commands, nondeterminacy and formal derivation of programs". They define the semantics of an imperative programming paradigm by assigning to each statement in this language a corresponding predicate transformer: a total function between two predicates on the state space of the statement. In this sense, predicate transformer semantics are a kind of denotational semantics.
PréconditionUne précondition est une condition appliquée au début d'un calcul ou d'une fonction informatique, et permettant d'en valider le résultat. Si P est un prédicat et S une substitution, P | S, qui se lit : le prédicat P préconditionne la substitution S, est défini par : [P | S] I ⟺ P & [S] I qui se lit : La substitution conditionnée [P | S] établit I si et seulement si P et ("et" logique) la substitution S établit que I est vrai. Du fait du &, si la précondition P est fausse, P & [S] I est faux. P | S a une fo
PostconditionIn computer programming, a postcondition is a condition or predicate that must always be true just after the execution of some section of code or after an operation in a formal specification. Postconditions are sometimes tested using assertions within the code itself. Often, postconditions are simply included in the documentation of the affected section of code. For example: The result of a factorial is always an integer and greater than or equal to 1.
