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2 Dec
2009
2 Dec
'09
6:33 p.m.
is the third parentheses necessary ?
well, i guess you´re right, it´s not absolutely necessary because all the expressions have indizes, so one could guess all belong to the sum. but this way it´s clearly visible and formally precise that all expressions belong to the sum. tobias