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On the class of coding optimality of human languages and the origins of Zipf's law

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Main Author:	Ferrer-i-Cancho, Ramon
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Computation and Language Physics and Society
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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