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Say I have a vector space $V$ over $\mathbb{C}$, generated by $2n$-letters, $(x_1,...,x_n,y_1,...,y_n)$. Let $C_d$ denote the commutators on $V$ of length $d$, and let $(B_1,...,B_r)$ denote a basis for $C_d$, consisting of basic commutators of length $d$, given in the letters $x_i$ and $y_j$ only. Let $A$ and $B$ be disjoint subsets of $\{1,...,r\}$, where $A$ contains all those indices which contain an odd number of $y_j$'s, and let $B$ denote its complement.

My question is, can we bound $\lim_{d\rightarrow \infty} |A|/r$ away from $1$?

Edit: I conjecture the limit should be $1/2$, and the statement is trivial for odd $d$, since we can define the involution $x_i\leftrightarrow y_i$, which replaces our basis, swaps $A$ and $B$, however the cardinalities of $|A|$ and $|B|$ are basis independent.

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    $\begingroup$ What is a "commutator on $V$"? is $V$ viewed as degree 1 subspace of the free Lie algebra of rank $2n$? $\endgroup$
    – YCor
    Commented Oct 30 at 20:19
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, that is what I mean. $\endgroup$
    – kindasorta
    Commented Oct 30 at 20:40

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