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by plank 620 days ago
There seems to be a problem with the article: the example shown is with colouring the map. But showing two adjacent regions to have different colours proves nothing: they will always be different (if colouring is possible).

Perhaps if one shows two regions that do not share a border, and state that they are or are not the same colour...

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I think the example is fine. Two adjacent regions will indeed always be different if the coloring is correct. But it may not be if the coloring is incorrect.