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Erdős problem 872

Each move claims exactly one pool element, so the minimax value never exceeds the number of already claimed elements plus the number of still unclaimed elements.

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A trivial upper bound: a play can claim at most the n1n - 1 elements of {2,,n}\{2, \dots, n\}, so L(n)n1L(n) \leq n - 1.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/872.leanErdos872.erdos_872.trivial_upper_bound1 lineExact file
∀ (n : ℕ), 2 ≤ nErdos872.L nn - 1
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