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New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods

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New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods. / Gleirscher, Mario; Foster, Simon; Woodcock, Jim.

2018. (arXiv).

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Gleirscher, M, Foster, S & Woodcock, J 2018 'New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods' arXiv.

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Gleirscher, M., Foster, S., & Woodcock, J. (2018). New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods. (arXiv).

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Gleirscher M, Foster S, Woodcock J. New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods. 2018 Dec 25. (arXiv).

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Gleirscher, Mario ; Foster, Simon ; Woodcock, Jim. / New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods. 2018. (arXiv).

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