busy beaver function

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics|computing theory}} The mathematical function, denoted by [[Σ|<math>\Sigma(n)</math>]], 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.

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