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The 3n+1 Conjecture
smallfrey Started conversation Dec 27, 2008
Today I developed a formula for the probability that the sequence starting with an odd natural number divisible by 3 is bounded (does not get arbitrarily large). There's a very small probability that the sequence is unbounded. Since the formula models the data so well, a random process appears to determine whether the sequence is bounded and it's likely that this part of the 3n+1 conjecture is unprovable.
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