Partial-correctness assertions for iterative programs are provable in Hoare logic if and only if they are provable in second-order logic with comprehension restricted to first-order predicates.
Programming language constructs for which it is impossible to obtain good H oare-like axioms
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A foundational characterization of Hoare Logic
Partial-correctness assertions for iterative programs are provable in Hoare logic if and only if they are provable in second-order logic with comprehension restricted to first-order predicates.