assert, assume and cover — Three Different Claims

Take one property and use it three ways: as an obligation on the design, as a constraint on its inputs, and as evidence that a scenario was actually exercised.

Advanced~55 minSelf-checking testbench2 challenges

Concepts covered

assert vs assume
cover property
Checker reuse

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assert, assume and cover — Three Different Claims