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Definition: A propositional, branching-time temporal logic for which formulas can be checked in linear time. An acronym for Computation Tree Logic.
Note: CTL differs from CTL* in that in CTL path quantifiers (E and A) always appear with temporal operators (F, G, X, U, etc.). Therefore CTL formulas are state formulas.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Paul E. Black, "CTL", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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