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Figure 27.2: The generator-and-gate loop at the frontier of verification

The generator-and-gate loop at the frontier of verification.
Figure 27.2 The generator-and-gate loop at the frontier of verification. A person states the properties; the model drafts the spec or property tests; and a deterministic checker (in accent) renders a verdict no fluency can charm. A pass ends the loop; a failure returns a counterexample that drives revision, and the generator may be wrong as often as it likes because the gate cannot be argued with. The honest limit: it checks only the properties you actually stated.