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The Alloy language for defining theory systems is introduced, its syntax is defined and a collection of inference rules is presented. A number of problems suit\u00adable for theory systems are discussed, with program examples given in Alloy. Some current implementation issues and future extensions are discussed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .asset-content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A theory system is a collection of interdependent theories, some if which stand in a meta\/object relationship, forming an arbitrary num\u00adber of meta\u00adlevels. The main thesis of this chapter is that theory systems constitute a suitable formalism for constructing advanced ap\u00adplications in reasoning and software engineering. 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