Let q>2q>2q>2 and let θ=1−1/q\theta=1-1/qθ=1−1/q. For xxx in the relevant relative-distance range, write α(x)=limn→∞n−1logqAq(n,xn)\alpha(x)=\lim_{n\to\infty}n^{-1}\log_q A_q(n,xn)α(x)=limn→∞n−1logqAq(n,xn), where Aq(n,d)A_q(n,d)Aq(n,d) is the maximum size o…