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Definition: A nondeterministic finite state machine whose states are labeled with boolean variables, which are the evaluations of expressions in that state. It may be extended with fairness constraints.
See also model checking.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Cite this as:
Paul E. Black, "Kripke structure", 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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