../code/conceptPage.scroll id z-notation name Z notation appeared 1974 tags notation description Z is not an executable notation. In general, Z specifications cannot be interpreted or compiled into a running program (or prototype or simulation). Z is not a programming language. Z texts are not just programs written in very high-level language. What would be the point of writing the program twice? Z was designed for people, not machines. For years Z was exclusively a pencil-and-paper notation. fileType paper reference http://czt.sourceforge.net/ wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_notation related apl ascii latex unicode zpp object-z alloy summary The Z notation is a formal specification language used for describing and modelling computing systems. It is targeted at the clear specification of computer programs and computer-based systems in general. pageId 34521 dailyPageViews 337 created 2001 backlinksCount 829 revisionCount 213 appeared 1974 semanticScholar 0