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On the uncertainties transmitted from premises to conclusions in deductive inferences

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Adams, E.W., Levine, H.P. On the uncertainties transmitted from premises to conclusions in deductive inferences. Synthese 30, 429–460 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00485053

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  • Deductive Inference