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A Course in Probability

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Year 2005 Edition year
Pages 816 Long-form read
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The stored metadata frames A Course in Probability by Michael Hardy ; N. A. Weiss ; PAUL T. HOLMES as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2005 • Addison-Wesley • 816 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.

Edition on file: 2005 • Addison-Wesley • 816 pages • ISBN 9780201774719.

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