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OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 50 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement. Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 50: Let $\varphi$ denote Euler's totient function. A function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is called the asymptotic distribution function of $\varphi(n)/n$ if for every $c \in [0, 1]$, the set $\{n \in \mathbb{N} : \varphi(n) < cn\}$ has a natural density, and this density equals $f(c)$. Determine whether the following holds: for every function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ that is the asymptotic distribution function of $\varphi(n)/n$, there do not exist $x \in [0, 1]$ and $y > 0$ such that $f$ has derivative $y$ at $x$ within the interval $[0, 1]$.

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Originating problem: Non-existence of positive derivatives for the distribution function of Euler's totient ratio

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OPEN as of 2026-07-31. The maintained Erdős Problems database at commit 8138974387d9030542daabe67faaa33eff9356f8 lists Problem 50 as open. The unresolved remainder is the full displayed statement.

A complete resolution must satisfy this condition: Give a rigorous proof or counterexample that completely resolves this statement: Erdős Problem 50: Let $\varphi$ denote Euler's totient function. A function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ is called the asymptotic distribution function of $\varphi(n)/n$ if for every $c \in [0, 1]$, the set $\{n \in \mathbb{N} : \varphi(n) < cn\}$ has a natural density, and this density equals $f(c)$. Determine whether the following holds: for every function $f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ that is the asymptotic distribution function of $\varphi(n)/n$, there do not exist $x \in [0, 1]$ and $y > 0$ such that $f$ has derivative $y$ at $x$ within the interval $[0, 1]$.

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