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hailstone number

hailstone number noun: any number appearing in a sequence described by the Collatz conjecture.

Noun

hailstone number (plural hailstone numbers)

  1. (informal, plural) Any number appearing in a sequence described by the Collatz conjecture.

Forms of hailstone number

pluralhailstone numbers

Origin of hailstone number

The numbers are likened to hailstones because they "bounce" up and down before settling.

Questions about hailstone number

What does hailstone number mean?
Hailstone number means any number appearing in a sequence described by the Collatz conjecture.
What part of speech is hailstone number?
Hailstone number is a noun.
What is the plural of hailstone number?
The plural of hailstone number is hailstone numbers.

Words near hailstone number in the dictionary

  1. hailshaft
  2. hailshafts
  3. Hailsham
  4. hailshot
  5. hailstone
  6. hailstone number
  7. hailstone numbers
  8. hailstones
  9. hailstorm
  10. Hailstorm Alley
  11. hailstorms

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