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    Four-color Theorem

    Statement

    The four-color theorem states that any map in a plane can be colored using four colors in such a way that regions sharing a common boundary (other than a single point) do not share the same color.

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    History

    formulation date | 1852 (173 years ago)
formulator | Francis Guthrie
status | proved
proof date | 1977 (125 years later) (48 years ago)
provers | Kenneth Appel | Wolfgang Haken

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