Erdős–Szekeres theorem

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Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:field gptkb:combinatorics
gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Erdős–Szekeres_conjecture
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Paul_Erdős
gptkb:George_Szekeres
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Combinatorial_Problems_and_Exercises
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ramsey_theory
convex polygon
monotone subsequence
gptkbp:sentence Any set of at least 2^{n-2}+1 points in general position in the plane contains n points that form the vertices of a convex polygon.
Any sequence of n^2+1 distinct real numbers contains a monotonically increasing or decreasing subsequence of length n+1.
gptkbp:yearProposed 1935
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paul_Erdős
gptkb:Ramsey's_theorem
gptkb:Ramsey_number
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erdős–Szekeres theorem