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Quite a number of $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$-gradings, $n\geq 2$, appear in Physics and in Mathematics. The corresponding sign rules are given by the `scalar product' of the involved $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$-degrees. The new theory exhibits challenging…
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