\subsubsection{Axiomatic Semantics}
Here, we need to find pre- and postconditions for expressions and prove that they are correct.

To do the proofs, we again apply transition rules, as was the case already with operational semantics.
Contrary to those however, we have pre- and postconditions, which we typically need to define ourselves.

This typically involves finding a loop invariant that holds before and after each iteration of the loop.
This invariant should mention every variable used in the loop.
Any other variable should also be mentioned in it. The loop \textit{variant} may also be added for proving termination.
A typical for-loop loop variant would be \texttt{n - x}, as the next value of the loop variant has to be lower than the previous one.
Of course, if \texttt{x} is decreasing, it itself can become the variant, as it fulfils the condition.