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<math display="block">S(2,5) > \Sigma(2,5) > 10^{10^{10^{3\,314\,360}}} > 10 \uparrow\uparrow 4</math>
<math display="block">S(2,5) > \Sigma(2,5) > 10^{10^{10^{3\,314\,360}}} > 10 \uparrow\uparrow 4</math>
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Revision as of 18:32, 6 February 2025

The 2-state, 5-symbol Busy Beaver problem BB(2,5) is unsolved. With the discovery of the Cryptid machine Hydra by Daniel Yuan in April 2024, we now know that we must solve a Collatz-like problem in order to solve BB(2,5) and thus BB(2,5) is Hard.

The current BB(2,5) champion is 1RB3LA4RB0RB2LA_1LB2LA3LA1RA1RZ (bbch), also discovered by Daniel Yuan in June 2024. It is notable for being the only champion machine that exhibits Counter behavior. It provides the lower bound: