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A proof of one correlation inequality

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We prove a correlation inequality that was conjectured in [1]. This result yields a proof of a conjecture from [2].

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Correspondence to V. M. Blinovsky.

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Original Russian Text © V.M. Blinovsky, 2009, publishedi n Problemy Peredachi Informatsii, 2009, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 79–84.

Supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 09-01-00536.

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Blinovsky, V.M. A proof of one correlation inequality. Probl Inf Transm 45, 264–269 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032946009030077

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