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Erdős-Szekeres Theorem


Suppose a,b in N, n=ab+1, and x_1, ..., x_n is a sequence of n real numbers. Then this sequence contains a monotonic increasing (decreasing) subsequence of a+1 terms or a monotonic decreasing (increasing) subsequence of b+1 terms.

Dilworth's lemma is a generalization of this theorem.


See also

Combinatorics, Dilworth's Lemma

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References

Hoffman, P. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth. New York: Hyperion, pp. 54-55, 1998.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Erdős-Szekeres Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Erdos-SzekeresTheorem.html

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