"Collatz conjecture" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after Lothar Collatz, who first proposed it in 1937. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Collatz conjecture
  1. (mathematics) The conjecture that the process of taking a number n and, if n is even, dividing it by 2, or if n is odd, multiplying it by 3 and adding 1, then repeating this process, will eventually yield 1. Wikipedia link: Collatz conjecture, Lothar Collatz Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (the conjecture): tilgáta Collatz [feminine] (Icelandic)
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