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Quantifying the search space for multi-agent system decision-making organizations

K. SUZANNE BARBER Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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MATTHEW MACMAHON Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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CHERYL MARTIN Laboratory for Intelligent Processes and Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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