Abstract:The concept of decomposition in computer science and engineering is
considered a fundamental component of computational thinking and is prevalent
in design of algorithms, software construction, hardware design, and more. We
propose a simple and natural formalization of sequential decomposition, in
which a task is decomposed into two sequential sub-tasks, with the first
sub-task to be executed before the second sub-task is executed. These tasks are
specified by means of input/output relations. We define and stu… Show more
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