Kernels, truth and satisfaction
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Mathematics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0239-7269,1732-8985
DOI: 10.4064/ba8176-1-2019