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87.83 The generalised consecutive lottery number problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Christopher M. Rump
Christopher M. Rump*
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Department of Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo State, University of New York, 342 Lawrence D. Bell Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-2050, USA, [email protected]
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 87 , Issue 510 , November 2003 , pp. 577 - 581
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