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On the Simplicity and Speed of Programs for Computing Infinite Sets of Natural Numbers

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        Journal of the ACM  Volume 16, Issue 3
        July 1969
        168 pages
        ISSN:0004-5411
        EISSN:1557-735X
        DOI:10.1145/321526
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