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Bimler, D. (2013). Psychological Color Space and Color Terms. In: Luo, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_52-5

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    Psychological Color Space and Color Terms
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_52-5