Hofstadter's law in All languages combined

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Etymology: Named after Douglas Hofstadter (1945–), who introduced it in his 1979 book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Douglas Hofstadter}} Douglas Hofstadter, {{named-after|en|Douglas Hofstadter|born=1945|wplink==}} Named after Douglas Hofstadter (1945–) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hofstadter's law

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"Hofstadter's law" meaning in All languages combined

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