On the Definedness of Instantiation of Generics

Hubert Baumeister

30 May 1997

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Abstract

At present the semantics of instantiation of a generic specification is defined even if not for all models of the argument specification their reduct to the parameter signature is a model of the parameter specification.

We propose that the semantics of instantiation is undefined in this case.

This note is supported by Maura Cerioli, Gianna Reggio, Till Mossakowski and Magne Haveraaen. However, any errors and misunderstandings are my fault.
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