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  "abstract": "FINDING: Putnam competition results are solved problems, not unsolved; the search yields pedagogical videos and a proposal for a physics analogue, with no new mathematical discovery. | MATH: No novel equations, constants, or ratios extracted; the only structural constant is the Putnam's scoring (12 problems, 10 points each, 2×3-hour sessions) — a combinatorial constraint, not a mathematical invariant. | CONNECTION: None found. The 12-problem structure has no harmonic or crystallographic significance; the 10-point scale is arbitrary. No base-60, no golden ratio, no root system appears in any cited result. | DEPTH: 1 — This is a null result for mathematical essence; the domain is competition logistics and exposition, not frontier mathematics. The only meta-observation: the Putnam's hardest problems (e.g., B6 2016) are solvable by design, so \"unsolved\" is a misnomer in this context.\n\nAuthor: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com",
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  "title": "Putnam Problems Yield Pedagogy, Not New Math: No Novel Constants Found — E8 Intelligence Research",
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