Extremal Combinatorics
An arithmetic progression (AP) is a sequence of numbers in which the difference between consecutive terms is constant. This consistent difference, known as the common difference, can be positive, negative, or zero. Arithmetic progressions play a significant role in various areas of mathematics, particularly in combinatorics, as they relate to the distribution of integers and form the basis for significant theorems concerning structured sets of numbers.
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