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High-density interval in a positive-measure subset of the real line

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If a measurable set E⊆R has positive measure, then for every ε>0 there is a bounded interval I such that
m(E∩I)>(1−ε)m(I).
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Choose a density-one point of a finite positive-measure portion of E using the Lebesgue density theorem, and take a sufficiently small interval centred there.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / ii / Paper 3 / 26J / g / Solution

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