>>8183849
Logarithms I bet.
Because log(3n + 1) = log(3) + log(n + 1/3).
And also log(n/2) = log(n) - log(1/2)
Therefore, logarithms.

>>8184004
how the fuck does this have anything to do with anything. you're just listing normal logarithm properties as if they have any relation.

>>8183849
just means that you'll get down to 1 eventually.

>>8184066
>>8184004

my instinct is to throw signals that don't make sense into a spectrum analyzer.

What exactly is a fourier transform mathematically? is it possible to do an FFT of this data?

>>8183849
What's in the picture?

>>8184066

also, that's what the conjecture means, but what generalizations can we pull from this data?

>>8184819

X axis = number
Y axis = iterations until number reaches 0

>>8184066
if it's true

>>8183849
what is so special about this algorithm ? Why could there not be other algorithms that iterate towards 1 or even another number ?

>>8183849
that 5 is primiest prime number.

Try ussing Fourier trasformate.

Prime factorization is irregular with regard to addition