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The concept of "largeness" in group theory II

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Groups — Korea 1983

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Edjvet, M., Pride, S.J. (1984). The concept of "largeness" in group theory II. In: Kim, A.C., Neumann, B.H. (eds) Groups — Korea 1983. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1098. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0099659

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