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Let's Reason Formally: Natural-Formal Hybrid Reasoning Enhances LLM's Math Capability

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Main Authors:	Wang, Ruida, Li, Yuxin, Fung, Yi R., Zhang, Tong
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Artificial Intelligence Computation and Language
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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