Erdős Problem #1007

The problem

The dimension of a graph $G$ is the minimal $n$ such that $G$ can be embedded in $\mathbb{R}^n$ such that every edge of $G$ is a unit line segment.

What is the smallest number of edges in a graph with dimension $4$?

Statement quoted from erdosproblems.com/1007, maintained by Thomas Bloom. Original source: [So09e]. Current status there: solved (Lean).

AI contributions

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

Caveats

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