On the Theory of Scales of Measurement

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DOI10.1126/science.103.2684.677zbMath1226.91050OpenAlexW2057720927WikidataQ28243495 ScholiaQ28243495MaRDI QIDQ3101429

S. S. Stevens

Publication date: 28 November 2011

Published in: Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.103.2684.677




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