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No. 03-04 (2013): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, 2013

11 - Fractal Complexity in Mamokgethi Setati’s Work on the Nexus between African Languages and Mathematics

https://doi.org/10.57054/cb03-042013398
Abdul Karim Bangura

CODESRIA Bulletin, No. 03-04 (2013): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, 2013

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Complexity Mamokgethi Setati’s African Languages Mathematics
Abdul Karim Bangura. (2013). 11 - Fractal Complexity in Mamokgethi Setati’s Work on the Nexus between African Languages and Mathematics. CODESRIA Bulletin, (03-04). https://doi.org/10.57054/cb03-042013398
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Abdul Karim Bangura

Howard University  American University’s Center for Global Peace

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