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Erdős problem 501

For every xRx \in \mathbb{R} let AxRA_x \subset \mathbb{R} be a bounded set of Lebesgue outer measure <1< 1. Must there be an infinite independent set, that is an infinite XRX \subseteq \mathbb{R} with xAyx \notin A_y for all distinct x,yXx, y \in X?

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A singleton {0} is an independent set for any family A : ℝ → Set ℝ, as witnessed by erdos_501.variants.singleton_independent.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/501.leanErdos501.erdos_501.tests.singleton_zero_independent1 lineExact file
∀ (A : ℝ → Set ℝ), {0}.Pairwise fun x y => xA y
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