[Collatz Conjecture Dig Deeper]: Corrections & Edit#4250
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| The key to this exercise is to check if the number is even or odd and then perform the correct operation. | ||
| Under this process you are supposed to count how many steps it takes to get to one. | ||
| Under this process (_if the data is not [pathological][collatz-pathological]_), the result will settle at 1. |
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This link does seem useful, but it being right here confused me, as it does not mention the word "pathological".
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I think we keep it. Unless you'd like to replace it with a def of "pathological data"? The point being ... and I was frustrated I couldn't find a clearer article, but if you use something like 27 (which takes 111 steps to settle), or some other numbers, it can take a long time to come to 1. That being said, we know all numbers up to about 2^71 will settle, it is just a matter of the number of steps.
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Open to suggestions on how to describe the link.
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went with
(if the input number doesn't create an excessively [long cycle][collatz-pathological]), the result will settle at 1.
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| "authors": ["bethanyg", "meatball133"], | ||
| "contributors": [] | ||
| "contributors": ["Yrahcaz7"] |
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I thought the usernames had to be in lowercase... Does the casing actually not matter?
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Not sure. I've had cases where I swear my name in lowercase didn't count ... but IDK for sure. Maybe keep an eye out and see? We can come back later and change things.
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I think the approach docs look a lot better now. |
Suggestions from review. Co-authored-by: Yrahcaz <74512479+Yrahcaz7@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: BethanyG <BethanyG@users.noreply.github.com>
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See issue #4197 for details.
I tried my best to address the awkwardness, but failed in some cases. Recursion might need a re-write.