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Smith, C.P. , "A software science analysis of programming size ", ACM Proceedings Annual Conference , pp. 179-185, 1980 . Google

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180 ;;Quote: the 'vocabulary' of a program is the sum of unique operators and unique operands
180 ;;Quote: the 'length' of a program is the total number of operators and operands
180 ;;Quote: can estimate 'length' of a program from its 'vocabulary'
180 ;;Quote: Halstead's 'length' formula worked best for medium sized programs; small modules had a wide variance; very small were half as estimated


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