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Collatz step map

Definition
collatzStep

by mysticflounder · Sep 7, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

Retired because this definition was created only for the accidental duplicate theorem. Use the existing theorem collatz_conjecture, whose preamble contains its Collatz step definition.

Definition code
import Mathlib.Algebra.Group.Nat.Even

namespace CollatzConjecture

/-- One Collatz step: halve an even number, and map an odd number to `3 * n + 1`. -/
def collatzStep (n : ℕ) : ℕ :=
  if Even n then n / 2 else 3 * n + 1

end CollatzConjecture
Source
google-deepmind/formal-conjectures, FormalConjectures/Wikipedia/CollatzConjecture.lean, declarations collatzStep and collatz_conjecture: https://github.com/google-deepmind/formal-conjectures/blob/main/FormalConjectures/Wikipedia/CollatzConjecture.lean; mathematical reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collatz_conjecture

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