szemerédi's theorem

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What does szemerédi's theorem mean?

A result in combinatorics, stating that every set of integers with positive natural density contains a k-term arithmetic progression for every k.

Where does szemerédi's theorem come from?

Endre Szemerédi proved the conjecture in 1975.

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