The average least witness is 2

Ronald Joseph Burthe Jr.

Acta Arithmetica (1997)

  • Volume: 80, Issue: 4, page 327-341
  • ISSN: 0065-1036

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Ronald Joseph Burthe Jr.. "The average least witness is 2." Acta Arithmetica 80.4 (1997): 327-341. <http://eudml.org/doc/207047>.

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