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Erdős Problem 1038: I

What is the infimum of |{x ∈ ℝ : |f x| < 1}| over all nonconstant monic polynomials f such that all of its roots are real and contained in [-1,1]?

Mathematical statement

What is the infimum of |{x ∈ ℝ : |f x| < 1}| over all nonconstant monic polynomials f such that all of its roots are real and contained in [-1,1]?

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erdos_1038.parts.i

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theorem erdos_1038.parts.i (n : ) : answer(sorry) =    ⨅ f : {f : Polynomial  // f.Monic  f  1     (f.roots.filter fun x => x  Set.Icc (-1 : ) 1).card = f.natDegree},    volume {x | |f.1.eval x| < 1} := by  sorry
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