How Does Word Length Evolve in Written Chinese?

PLoS One · 2015 · PMC4575206 · PMID 26384237

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closest p

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Similarly, the values of the exponent b also shows a decreasing trend over time, as can be seen in Table G in S1 File (except in TP 5 that will be explained in Discussions ).

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