format is used to produce formatted output. format outputs the characters of control-string, except that a tilde (~) introduces a directive. The character after the tilde, possibly preceded by prefix ...

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This study adopted a content-analysis method to examine the differences in how the topic of functions was handled by Finnish, Singaporean, and Taiwanese middle-grade mathematics textbooks for children ...

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