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Formalizes Erdős Problem 1167 concerning a stepping-down partition relation for cardinals.

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  • New definition CardinalPartitionRel μ r γ ν: an r-uniform generalization of the cardinal partition relation μ → (ν)^r_γ, asserting that for every coloring of r-element subsets of μ with γ colors there is a monochromatic subset of size ν.
  • The main open theorem statement for Problem 1167.
  • Four variants exploring boundary cases:
    • finite_targets: behavior with finite target cardinalities
    • binary_colors: the two-color specialization
    • infinite_targets: behavior for infinite targets
    • r_eq_two: the r = 2 (graph) specialization

Closes #1991

Assisted by Claude (Anthropic).

@github-actions github-actions Bot added the erdos-problems Erdős Problems label Apr 17, 2026
Mirrors the Round C docstring pass from the private repo's
phase1-infrastructure branch. Each Lean file now carries the
canonical source statement and upstream URL inline so reviewers
can verify formalization against the source without navigating
away from the diff.
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Erdős Problem 1167: Partition Arrow Cardinal Implication

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