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Erdős problem 206: formalisation by Aristotle (proof: Kovač (2024))

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According to the Erdős AI wiki, Aristotle is credited with formalising the proof by Kovač (2024) for Erdős problem 206; contribution announced on April 28, 2026.

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DiscoverIA. (2026, October 12). Erdős problem 206: formalisation by Aristotle (proof: Kovač (2024)) [Status: Not evaluated, snapshot 1]. DiscoverIA registry. https://discoveria.ai/entry/erdos-206-aristotle-2b#releve-1

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  author       = {{DiscoverIA}},
  title        = {Erdős problem 206: formalisation by Aristotle (proof: Kovač (2024))},
  howpublished = {DiscoverIA registry, entry erdos-206-aristotle-2b},
  note         = {Status “Not evaluated”, snapshot 1, recorded on October 12, 2026. Formalisation of a known result},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://discoveria.ai/entry/erdos-206-aristotle-2b#releve-1},
  urldate      = {2026-10-12}
}

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https://discoveria.ai/entry/erdos-206-aristotle-2b#releve-1

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What it changes

The wiki sees a formalisation here: if this one held, it would provide a computer check of the proof by Kovač (2024). This proof concerns a number theory problem about unit fractions (of the form “one over n”, where n is a positive integer). The wiki classes it as complete resolution (wiki legend).

What remains unclear

The wiki does not specify the formal language used on this line, and no independent verification is recorded. The sources read do not say whether the formalised statement faithfully reproduces that of the problem.

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Status

Not evaluated

Recorded on Oct 12, 2026 · github.com · wiki

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Apr 28, 2026Announced
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Source reading : Source read word for word (level 3 of 3)

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Dated archive: status recorded on the wiki frozen on Jun 30, 2026

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Sources

Main sourcegithub.com · wikipage read word for word · consulted on Oct 12, 2026
Reference listerdosproblems.comlink only, reading not recorded
Corroborationterrytao.wordpress.compage read word for word · consulted on Oct 17, 2026 · We have created a github repository to coordinate this process
Repositorygithub.com · CONTRIBUTING.mdpage read word for word · consulted on Oct 17, 2026 · this status is an unofficial crowdsourced classification of the problem

Method

Source: the “AI contributions to Erdős problems” wiki of the teorth/erdosproblems repository (a repository presented by Terence Tao in his blog post of August 31, 2025); frozen on June 30, 2026 (commit c8ad430, “freeze”) and read on October 12, 2026 in the git repository. Category 2(b), “Formalization” (secondary contribution). Humans named by the wiki: none; AI system: Aristotle. Date given by the wiki: April 28, 2026. Exact text: “Formalization”. Proof to formalise: Kovač (2024); wiki flag on this proof: green (“full resolution”, according to the wiki's legend); the wiki does not name the formal language on this line. Literature cited by the wiki: none. Status of the problem in the teorth/erdosproblems community database (data/problems.yaml, unofficial classification, snapshot of October 12, 2026 with no commit identified, current state, not that of June 2026): disproved, answered in the negative (informal_status=disproved); a solution has been formalised in Lean (formal_status=Lean). This status concerns the problem, not this contribution. Problem page not read by DiscoverIA: https://www.erdosproblems.com/206. DiscoverIA status: not evaluated (only the wiki's classification exists). Recorded on October 12, 2026.

Limits

Nature: formalisation (an already known result translated into a language a machine can check), not a discovery. DiscoverIA has not checked this contribution itself.

Key facts

Claimed by: Aristotle, according to the AI-Erdős wiki
announced on Apr 28, 2026
Nature: formalisation of a known result
Field: Mathematics (Erdős problem #206 (number theory ; unit fractions))
Wiki category: Formalization (contribution secondaire : formalisation)
Proof formalised: Kovač's
Checked by: no verifier identified
Sources: 4 : 3 read word for word, 1 link only
Part of: AI contributions to Erdős problems (wiki by T. Tao, frozen on June 30, 2026)
This entry: AI draft, not reviewed

Status history

Only one observation so far.

01Oct 12, 2026
First observation:Not evaluatedCurrent status
Source: github.comread word for word

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