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Re:Collatz-like behavior of Busy Beavers by nickdrozd on Thursday September 02, 2021 @09:37AM (#28391818)
When do Collatz-like functions start to show up with lambda calculus programs?
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Re:Collatz-like behavior of Busy Beavers by tromp on Thursday September 02, 2021 @10:32AM (#28392544)
Pretty late, as it seems to require building up binary arithmetic first.

A straightforward collatz step function on binary numbers that I just cobbled together weighs in at 282 bits...

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