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A186704
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The minimum number of distinct distances determined by n points in the Euclidean plane.
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1
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0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6
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OFFSET
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1,4
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COMMENTS
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The Mathoverflow link has an image from page 200 of Brass reference.
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REFERENCES
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P. Brass, W. O. J. Moser and J. Pach, Research Problems in Discrete Geometry, Springer (2005), p. 200.
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EXAMPLE
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a(4) = a(5) = 2 from the 2 distinct distances between vertices of a square and a regular pentagon.
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn,hard,more,nice
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STATUS
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approved
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