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  1. Department of Mathematics, and Computer Science, Saint Mary’s College, 94575, Moraga, CA, USA

    Benjamin Lent Davis

  2. Department of Mathematics, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

    Diane Maclagan

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Davis, B.L., Maclagan, D. The card game set. The Mathematical Intelligencer 25, 33–40 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984846

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