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Hybrid systems, which combine discrete and continuous dynamics, require quality modeling languages to be either described or analyzed. The Concurrent Constraint paradigm (ccp) is an expressive declarative paradigm, characterized by the use…
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The language Timed Concurrent Constraint (tccp) is the extension over time of the Concurrent Constraint Programming (cc) paradigm that allows us to specify concurrent systems where timing is critical, for example reactive systems. Systems…
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