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Odd number of dots vs. even number of dots.

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	CROSSREFS	`See BP334 for a version of the same idea, but using arbitrary shapes instead of dots.` `Adjacent-numbered pages: BP329 BP330 BP331 BP332 BP333 * BP335 BP336 BP337 BP338 BP339`
	KEYWORD	`precise, allsorted, number, math, left-narrow, right-narrow, right-null, help, traditional, preciseworld`
	CONCEPT	`even_odd (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`dots [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

One object does not belong to the pattern of the rest vs. all objects form one pattern.

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	COMMENTS	`The left examples are the right examples with one object altered, which makes the solution easier to see.` `"Odd one out."`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP344 BP345 BP346 BP347 BP348 * BP350 BP351 BP352 BP353 BP354`
	KEYWORD	`anticomputer, help, contributepairs, traditional, rules, collection`
	CONCEPT	`categorization (info \| search),` `existence (info \| search),` `feature_cluster (info \| search),` `number_cluster (info \| search),` `shape_cluster (info \| search),` `cluster_of_one (info \| search),` `cluster (info \| search),` `one (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

No knot (unknot) vs. knot.

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	COMMENTS	`To hint at the solution, left examples can be arranged in a sequence to show the unknot tying itself.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP377 BP378 BP379 BP380 BP381 * BP383 BP384 BP385 BP386 BP387`
	KEYWORD	`nice, math, anticomputer, help, traditional`
	CONCEPT	`knot (info \| search),` `topological_transformation (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`knot [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

Square number of dots vs. non-square number of dots.

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	COMMENTS	`All examples in this Problem are a collection of dots.` `An equivalent solution is "Dots can be arranged into a square lattice whose convex hull is a square vs. not so". - Leo Crabbe, Aug 01 2020`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP379 BP380 BP381 BP382 BP383 * BP385 BP386 BP387 BP388 BP389`
	EXAMPLE	`A single dot fits because 1 = 11.` `A pair of dots does not fit because there is no integer x such that 2 = xx.`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, allsorted, number, math, left-narrow, left-null, help, traditional, preciseworld, collection`
	CONCEPT	`square_number (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`dots [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Jago Collins`

Triangular number of dots vs. non-triangular number of dots

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	COMMENTS	`All examples in this Problem are groups of black dots.` `The nth triangular number is the sum over the natural numbers from 1 to n, where n > 0. Note: 0 is the 0th triangular number. The first few triangular numbers are 0, 1, 3 (= 1+2) and 6 (= 1+2+3)`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP564 BP565 BP566 BP567 BP568 * BP570 BP571 BP572 BP573 BP574`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, allsorted, notso, number, math, left-narrow, left-null, help, preciseworld`
	WORLD	`dots [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Black shapes can be arranged such that they fit inside rectangular outline vs. not so.

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	COMMENTS	`There is a slight ambiguity here regarding whether a shape could be placed within another shape's hole. This is a question of how one perceives the Problem: are we sliding shapes around on a table in 2D or are we allowed to 'lift' them in 3D space?`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP887 BP888 BP889 BP890 BP891 * BP893 BP894 BP895 BP896 BP897`
	KEYWORD	`nice, precise, perfect, pixelperfect, help`
	CONCEPT	`rotation_required (info \| search),` `physically_fitting (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Cube number of dots vs. non-cube number of dots.

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	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP940 BP941 BP942 BP943 BP944 * BP946 BP947 BP948 BP949 BP950`
	KEYWORD	`precise, allsorted, number, left-null, help, preciseworld`
	CONCEPT	`cube (info \| search)`
	WORLD	`dots [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Leo Crabbe`

Number of dots is a power of 2 vs. not so.

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	COMMENTS	`Numbers of dots on the left can be obtained by repeatedly doubling 1 dot.` `Numbers of dots on the left are the number of corners of a cube in some dimension.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP983 BP984 BP985 BP986 BP987 * BP989 BP990 BP991 BP992 BP993`
	KEYWORD	`stub, precise, allsorted, number, left-narrow, right-null, help, preciseworld`
	WORLD	`dots [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

Number of dots is n factorial for some n vs. not so.

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	COMMENTS	`Zero is intentionally left out to avoid confusion (although it would fit right).`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP984 BP985 BP986 BP987 BP988 * BP990 BP991 BP992 BP993 BP994`
	KEYWORD	`stub, precise, number, math, left-narrow, right-null, help, preciseworld`
	WORLD	`dots [smaller \| same \| bigger]`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

The 26th from the left, 63rd from the top pixel is black versus white.

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	COMMENTS	`This is a typical kind of joke answer people give for Bongard Problems when they cannot find an answer.`
	CROSSREFS	`Adjacent-numbered pages: BP1003 BP1004 BP1005 BP1006 BP1007 * BP1009 BP1010 BP1011 BP1012 BP1013`
	KEYWORD	`less, dual, arbitrary, handed, leftright, updown, boundingbox, blackwhite, antihuman, right-null, perfect, pixelperfect, help, experimental, funny, absoluteposition, bordercontent`
	CONCEPT	`specificity (info \| search)`
	AUTHOR	`Aaron David Fairbanks`

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