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Erdős Problem 1167

Conjecture 1167 · Erdős

**Finite-target case.** When all κα\kappa_\alpha are finite, κα+1\kappa_\alpha + 1 is the ordinary natural-number successor. Special case of erdos_1167.

Formal statement · Lean 4.lean
theorem finite_targets (r : ℕ) (hr : 2 ≤ r) (lam : Cardinal.{u}) (hlam : ℵ₀ ≤ lam)
    (γ : Ordinal.{u}) (hγ : 2 ≤ γ) (n : γ.ToType → ℕ) :
    cardinalPartitionRel ((2 : Cardinal.{u}) ^ lam) (r + 1) γ
        (fun α => (n α : Cardinal.{u}) + 1) →
    cardinalPartitionRel lam r γ (fun α => (n α : Cardinal.{u})) := by
  sorry

Proof. sorry

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