Experienced mathematicians warn up-and-comers to stay away from the Collatz conjecture. It’s a siren song, they say: Fall under its trance and you may never do meaningful work again. The Collatz ...
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This math problem has never failed, not once

The Collatz Conjecture is defined by a rule simple enough for a child to follow. No matter what number you start with, the ...