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Hair and Beyond

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Are there two women in the world with the same number of hairs on their heads?

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Hilton, P., Holton, D., Pedersen, J. (1997). Hair and Beyond. In: Mathematical Reflections. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1932-3_7

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