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Source. Published p. 272, Theorem 3.1 (PDF).

Statement. If 0<p≤1/20<p\le1/2, 0<β<10<\beta<1, and every cross intersection of F,G\mathcal F,\mathcal G has size greater than βn\beta n, then

μp(F)μp(G)≤22n(H((1+β)/2)−1).\mu_p(\mathcal F)\mu_p(\mathcal G) \le 2^{2n(H((1+\beta)/2)-1)}.

The source additionally assumes β<p\beta<p; the proof gives the displayed extension throughout 0<β<10<\beta<1.

Proof. Replace each family by its upward closure. Cross intersections can only grow, and both measures can only increase. For an up-set U\mathcal U, μp(U)\mu_p(\mathcal U) is nondecreasing in pp: couple all coordinates using independent uniform variables Ui∈[0,1]U_i\in[0,1] and take {i:Ui≤p}\{i:U_i\le p\}. Increasing pp only adds elements, so membership in an up-set cannot be lost. Thus each measure is at most its value at p=1/2p=1/2. Apply theorem_2_1 and divide its product bound by 4n4^n. □\square

Source precision. The closing self-reference to Theorem 3.1 in its own proof on p. 272 is a reference to the unweighted Theorem 2.1.

Dependencies. theorem_2_1.