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Original Articles

FOUNDATIONS OF O-THEORY: MEASUREMENTS AND RELATION TO FUZZY SET THEORY

Pages 357-378 | Received 08 Jul 1988, Accepted 25 May 1988, Published online: 06 Apr 2007

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