The Amoroso–Robinson relation, named after economists Luigi Amoroso and

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Extension and generalization

In 1967, Ernst Lykke Jensen published two extensions, one deterministic, the other probabilistic, of Amoroso–Robinson's formula.

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Extension and generalization

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