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+ Matita (that means <em>pencil</em> in italian) is an experimental,
+ interactive theorem prover under development at the
+ <a href="http://www.cs.unibo.it">Computer Science Department</a> of the
+ <a href="http://www.unibo.it">University of Bologna</a>.
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+ <p>An interactive prover is a software tool aiding the development of
+ formal proofs by man-machine collaboration. It provides a formal language
+ where mathematical definitions, executable algorithms and theorems cohexist,
+ and an interactive environment keeping the current status of the proof,
+ and updating it according to commands (usually called tactics) issued by the user.
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+ Matita is based on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_type">Dependent Type System</a> known as the Calculus of Inductive Constructions.</p>
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+ functions can be defined by (well-founded) recursion, and are live entities that can be
+ tested and executed.</p>
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+ <p>At the same time, proofs are an integrated part of the formalism, allowing, via the
+ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry-Howard_correspondence">Curry Howard
+ isomorphism</a>, a smooth interplay between
+ specification, implementation and verification: proofs are objects of the language, and
+ can be treated as normal data, naturally leading to a programming style
+ akin to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof-carrying_code">proof-carrying-code</a>,
+ where chunks of software
+ come equipped with proofs of (some of) their properties.</p>
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+ <p>Matita is currently adopted in the European Union "Certified Complexity" Project
+ <a href="http://cerco.cs.unibo.it/">CerCo</a> for the formal verification of a
+ complexity-preserving compiler from a large subset of C to a microcontroller
+ assembly of the kind traditionally used in embedded systems.
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