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information retrieval
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requirement specification by assertion
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descriptive languages
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function application
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quantified repetition
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operator precedence
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definition
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symbolic manipulation of formulas

Reference

Postma, S.W., "FEA* A formal English subset of algebra/assertions", SIGPLAN, 13, 7, pp. 43-59, July 1978. Google

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43 ;;Quote: FEA was developed for semantic information retrieval; also used for program assertions and potentially for non-procedural programming
43 ;;Quote: an atom of FEA is a predicate applied to one or more terms; the syntax of a term depends on the base system
43 ;;Quote: FEA formulas may have universal quantifiers, existential quantifiers, or one-and-only-one quantifiers
45 ;;Quote: use tags, punctuation and convention to indicate precedence in natural languages; used in FEA
49 ;;Quote: a definition in math and logic should be nominal; i.e., does not expand the theory or system, for comprehension only
49 ;;Quote: in math, a definition is preceded by an existence theorem, or an axiom/hypothesis that postulates its existence
50 ;;Quote: a definition consists of a context, a definiendum, and its definiens in terms of known concepts
52 ;;Quote: FEA developed for information storage and retrieval of algebraic theorems, definitions, axioms


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ThesaHelp: references p-r (245 items)
Group: information retrieval   (25 topics, 662 quotes)
Topic: requirement specification by assertion (28 items)
Topic: descriptive languages (22 items)
Topic: function application (18 items)
Topic: quantified repetition (11 items)
Topic: operator precedence (13 items)
Topic: definition (16 items)
Topic: symbolic manipulation of formulas (12 items)

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