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  1. Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde Universitet, Roskilde, Denmark

    Mogens Niss

  2. Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Eva Jablonka

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Niss, M., Jablonka, E. (2019). Mathematical Literacy. In: Lerman, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77487-9_100-5

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