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      • Media: Paperback Book, 240 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: AK Peters
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      • ISBN-10: 1466505192
      • Publication Date: Dec. 13th, 2011
      • ISBN-13: 9781466505193
      • Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.10 x 0.50 inches
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      • Categories: Information Theory Mathematics Set Theory

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