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- ↑ Chakrabarti, Amaresh (9 March 2013). Engineering Design Synthesis: Understanding, Approaches and Tools. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 140–141. ISBN 978-1-4471-3717-7.
- ↑ Orloff, Michael A. (7 October 2006). Inventive Thinking through TRIZ: A Practical Guide. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 254–255. ISBN 978-3-540-33223-7.
- ↑ Cameron, Gordon (30 December 2010). Trizics. Gordon Cameron. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-1-4583-0412-4.
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