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		BB(6), The 6th Busy Beaver Number, is harder than a Collatz-like math problem (bbchallenge.org)
		3 points by cirosantilli on July 3, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

cirosantilli on July 3, 2024 | | [–]

The problem was called "Antihydra" by discoverers. This could mean that we might never be able to determine BB(6), and that it might be undecidable.

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