Number systems with simplicity hierarchies: A generalization of Conway's theory of surreal numbers

Journal of Symbolic Logic

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1231-1258

  Ehrlich, Philip ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035627929     PISSN: 00224812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2695104     Document Type: Article

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