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EditorialExtremal set theory

Union-Closed Sets Conjecture

A deceptively simple frequency conjecture for families closed under union.

Mathematical statement

Every finite nontrivial union-closed family A\mathcal{A} contains an element belonging to at least A/2|\mathcal{A}|/2 members.

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Pinned Lean formulation 1

UnionClosed.union_closed

Canonical source
Complete statement target, proof intentionally absentLean 4
theorem union_closed    [Nonempty n]    (h_ne_singleton_empty : A  {∅})    (h_union_closed : IsUnionClosed A) :     i : n, (1 / 2 : ) * #A  #{x  A | i  x} := by  sorry
Statement source
Formal Conjectures
Lean version
v4.27.0
Placeholder
Present; no proof artifact
Source evidence
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Community formulation

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