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Derivatives of Probability and Integral Functions: General Theory and Examples

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Uryasev, S. (2008). Derivatives of Probability and Integral Functions: General Theory and Examples . In: Floudas, C., Pardalos, P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Optimization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74759-0_119

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