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Quote: a loop is correct if the loop invariant is established by initialization and preserved each iteration; also prove final result and termination

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program proof via assertions

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Arguing the correctness of loops has three phases: … then show that each iteration maintains its true … [e.g., by induction] … The third step is to argue that whenever … we must prove termination by other means. …   Google-1   Google-2

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