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busy beaver function

busy beaver function noun: the mathematical function, denoted by Σ(n), that maps each positive integer n to the number of steps required for the busy beaver among machines with two colors and n states to terminate.

Noun

busy beaver function (plural busy beaver functions)

  1. The mathematical function, denoted by Σ(n), that maps each positive integer n to the number of steps required for the busy beaver among machines with two colors and n states to terminate.

Forms of busy beaver function

pluralbusy beaver functions

Questions about busy beaver function

What does busy beaver function mean?
Busy beaver function means the mathematical function, denoted by Σ(n), that maps each positive integer n to the number of steps required for the busy beaver among machines with two colors and n states to terminate.
What part of speech is busy beaver function?
Busy beaver function is a noun.
What is the plural of busy beaver function?
The plural of busy beaver function is busy beaver functions.

Words near busy beaver function in the dictionary

  1. busy as a dyke in a hardware store
  2. busy as a nailer
  3. busy as a one-armed paper hanger
  4. busy as a one-armed paperhanger
  5. busy beaver
  6. busy beaver function
  7. busy beaver functions
  8. busy beavers
  9. busy bee
  10. busy bees
  11. busy belt

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