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> Intuition might suggest that the number you start with affects the number you end up with End up with...? That's a weird way to phrase it. The algorithm can
by owenpalmer 4y ago
> Intuition might suggest that the number you start with affects the number you end up with
End up with...? That's a weird way to phrase it. The algorithm can run infinitely. The number you start with does affect the sequence. They should have omitted that paragraph all together.
- turingfeel 4y ago> The algorithm can run infinitely. Really? Isn't the whole point of proving the conjecture attempting to answer that question? If you have an example of a starting integer that causes the algorithm to run infintely I'd be eager to hear it.
- owenpalmer 4y agoEnding up with an infinite repeating sequence and "running infinitely" are not the same thing
- renewiltord 4y agoMan, I think if you think this level of precision is hard to disambiguate I wonder how you handle the notational abuse common in Mathematics. It might not be the field for you.
- eru 4y agoJust use a slightly different rule that stops when it reaches 1.
- hansvm 4y agoHas the acyclic unbounded case been ruled out?