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Erdős problem 194

Let k≥3k\geq 3. Must any ordering of R\mathbb{R} contain a monotone kk-term arithmetic progression, that is, some x1<⋯<xkx_1 <\cdots < x_k which forms an increasing or decreasing kk-term arithmetic progression?

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