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This chapter begins with elementary properties of Clifford algebras, in particular their parity grading (presented in 3.2). Exterior algebras are treated as Clifford algebras of null quadratic forms. More sophisticated properties are expounded in the next chapter.
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(2008). Clifford Algebras. In: Quadratic Mappings and Clifford Algebras. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8606-1_3
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