一篇阅读中的句子，求牛牛解释

璐璐Grace

The number of times a patent is cited in the technical literature is a reasonable yardstick, and citations per semiconductor patent did decline during the 1980’s.




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orochiaiacos

专利在科技文献中被引用的次数是一个合理的参考标准；每个半导体专利被引用的次数在80年代下降。