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“Quantity” and “amount”: a major terminological headache (in the usage of the English language)

✍ Scribed by Paul De Bièvre

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
127 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
0949-1775

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