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  1. Mathematics Education Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK

    David Tall

  2. Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities, School of Education, Tel Aviv University, P.O. Box 39040, Ramat Aviv, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Dina Tirosh

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Tall, D., Tirosh, D. Infinity – The never-ending struggle. Educational Studies in Mathematics 48, 129–136 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016019128773

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