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Ternary sequences satisfying $ x_i + y_i = 1 $ for some $ i $
Consider a set of strings $ {\mathcal S} \subset \{0, 1, 2\}^n $ satisfying the following two conditions: 1.) every string in $ {\mathcal S} $ has exactly $ k $ symbols from $ \{0, 1\} $ (i.e., $ \...
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Does an $(x, bx)$-biregular graph always contain a $x$-regular bipartite subgraph?
I guess a discrete-mathematics-related question is still welcome in MO since I was new to the community and learned from this amazing past post. The following claim is a simplified and abstract form ...
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Hitting sets (aka covers aka transversals) of Steiner triple systems
Does there exist a constant $c$ so that the lines of every Steiner
triple system on $v$ points can be covered by $cv$ points?
That is if $D \in STS(v)$ with point set $T=\{1,2,\ldots,v\}$ then ...
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Distinguishing points by sets of given size
The problem is:
Given a finite set $X$ with size $x$ and let $B$ denote a family of $k$-element subsets of $X$, called blocks. What is the smallest possible number $n$ of blocks such that every ...
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Popular elements in cross-intersecting families
Let $\mathcal{T}$ and $\mathcal{S}$ be two families of subsets of $[n]$ such that for all $T_i\in \mathcal{T}$ and $S_j\in \mathcal{S}$,
$|T_i \cap S_j| \neq\emptyset$
$|T_i| , |S_j| \leq t = O(\log(...
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