Polynomial removal fails for ordered binary matrices
What the paper claims, in its own words
Disproves polynomial ordered binary matrix removal with one fixed zero–one pattern. Matrices can require many binary-entry changes to become pattern-free while their copy density is smaller than every proposed polynomial bound in that distance. Copies preserve row and column orders and match both zeros and ones.
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The original paper
- Polynomial removal fails for ordered binary matrices (PDF, opens in a new tab) September 25, 2026 Formal proof listed