Oddity

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Oddity

In numismatics, anything unusual about a coin. An oddity may have occurred during the minting process or at some point after, and may affect the value of a coin.

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Perhaps the most promising method to investigate oddity concept learning by rats was introduced by Langworthy and Jennings (1972) who described a clever, effective, and inexpensive way to present olfactory discriminanda to rats.

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