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On the mean residual life of a generalized k-out-of-n system

S. GoliforushaniDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, IranView further author information
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M. XieDepartment of SEEM and MBA, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongView further author information
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N. BalakrishnanDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2362-2372 | Received 06 May 2014, Accepted 10 Nov 2014, Published online: 12 Feb 2018

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