Computer Recognition of Handwritten Numerals by Polygonal Approximations

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1975, Pages 610-614

  Pavlidis, Theodosios ^a   Ali, Farhat ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTER RECOGNITION;

EID: 0016575393     PISSN: 00189472     EISSN: 21682909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMC.1975.4309402     Document Type: Article

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