Operational semantics is a formal method in computer science used to define the meaning of programming languages and systems through the concept of state transitions. It describes how the execution of a program proceeds step by step, providing a precise description of how constructs in a language relate to their behavior during execution. The main ideas behind operational semantics include: 1. **States and Transitions**: It models the execution of a program as a sequence of states.
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