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Mathematics of Computation

Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1960 (published as Mathematical Tables and other Aids to Computation 1943-1959), Mathematics of Computation is devoted to research articles of the highest quality in computational mathematics.

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On a Scarce Factor Table
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Math. Comp. 2 (1947), 326-330 Request permission
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  • © Copyright 1947 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 2 (1947), 326-330
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-47-99572-0