Convergent Sequences of Dense Graphs I: Subgraph Frequencies, Metric Properties and Testing

@article{Borgs2007ConvergentSO,
  title={Convergent Sequences of Dense Graphs I: Subgraph Frequencies, Metric Properties and Testing},
  author={Christian Borgs and Jennifer T. Chayes and L{\'a}szl{\'o} Mikl{\'o}s Lov{\'a}sz and Vera T. S{\'o}s and Katalin Vesztergombi},
  journal={Advances in Mathematics},
  year={2007},
  volume={219},
  pages={1801-1851}
}
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