Erdős Problem #598

The problem

Let $m$ be an infinite cardinal and $\kappa$ be the successor cardinal of $2^{\aleph_0}$. Can one colour the countable subsets of $m$ using $\kappa$ many colours so that every $X\subseteq m$ with $\lvert X\rvert=\kappa$ contains subsets of all possible colours?

Statement quoted from erdosproblems.com/598, maintained by Thomas Bloom. Original source: [Er87]. Current status there: open.

AI contributions

As recorded in Terence Tao's wiki AI contributions to Erdős problems (data as of 30 Jun 2026). 🟢 full, 🟡 partial, ⚪ unverified, 🔴 incorrect.

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