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By presenting the proofs of a few sample results, we introduce the reader to the use of nonstandard analysis in aspects of combinatorics of numbers.
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Di Nasso, M. (2014). A taste of nonstandard methods in combinatorics of numbers. In: Matoušek, J., Nešetřil, J., Pellegrini, M. (eds) Geometry, Structure and Randomness in Combinatorics. CRM Series, vol 18. Edizioni della Normale, Pisa. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-7642-525-7_3
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