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Giaquinto, M. (2005). Mathematical Activity. In: Mancosu, P., Jørgensen, K.F., Pedersen, S.A. (eds) Visualization, Explanation and Reasoning Styles in Mathematics. Synthese Library, vol 327. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3335-4_5
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