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    Paul H. Edelman

  2. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, 29631, Clemson, SC, U.S.A.

    Robert E. Jamison

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Supported in part by NSF Grant MCS-8301089.

Supported in part by NSF Grant ISP-8011451 (EPSCoR).

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Edelman, P.H., Jamison, R.E. The theory of convex geometries. Geom Dedicata 19, 247–270 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149365

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