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Introduction to Abduction and Computation

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This is an introduction to Abduction and Compuatation.

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Abe, A. (2023). Introduction to Abduction and Computation. In: Magnani, L. (eds) Handbook of Abductive Cognition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10135-9_86

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