alleryChecking a million cases that fit a claim does what?
AProves it fully
BMakes it an axiom
CProves it for all time
DFails to prove it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Fails to prove it
1. Collatz was tested up to 1.2 trillion integers and is still a conjecture.
2. Cases supporting a universal claim never establish it.
3. Only a proof, which shows it cannot be false, settles it.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Conjecture" (rev ?), section "Proof"_
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