mech@feddit.org to Math Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoI'd do it out of scientific curiosity.feddit.orgimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down11
arrow-up1179arrow-down1imageI'd do it out of scientific curiosity.feddit.orgmech@feddit.org to Math Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareLauchmelder@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoIt’s stated wrongly. The Collatz Conjecture is about the case where you triple an odd number and add one, that way you enter a loop if you get down to 1 (1 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1)
minus-squareapotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoIt isn’t stated wrongly: 2n+1 get on, which means 3n+1 are on board
minus-squareWirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoOH that makes sense, so I misread it.
It’s stated wrongly. The Collatz Conjecture is about the case where you triple an odd number and add one, that way you enter a loop if you get down to 1 (1 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1)
It isn’t stated wrongly: 2n+1 get on, which means 3n+1 are on board
touche
OH that makes sense, so I misread it.