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In this paper we first discuss translation invariant measures and probabilities on \({\mathbb {R}}\) and then use the results to describe a possible approach to the Benford law.
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Volčič, A. Uniform distribution, Benford’s law and scale-invariance. Boll Unione Mat Ital 13, 539–543 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40574-020-00245-6
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