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Erdős problem 1175

Let κ\kappa be an uncountable cardinal. Must there exist a cardinal λ\lambda such that every graph with chromatic number λ\lambda contains a triangle-free subgraph with chromatic number κ\kappa?

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Every graph has a triangle-free subgraph: the bottom subgraph (with no edges) witnesses triangle-freeness, so the existential ∃ H : G.Subgraph, H.coe.CliqueFree 3 in erdos_1175 is non-vacuous.

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∀ (V : Type u_1) (G : SimpleGraph V), ∃ H, H.coe.CliqueFree 3
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