Latest version below; also in http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Essays/Collatz_Conjecture I was able to squeeze out another 5 to 15% by speeding up m}y and 2|y in J6.02.
J6.02 J6.01 cn 1e4 0.221625 1.47264e5 0.210931 1.47264e5 cn 1e6 21.3352 8.41882e6 22.3081 8.41882e6 cnv 1e4 0.022449 6.75840e5 0.0241371 7.00416e5 cnv 1e6 3.39937 4.98115e7 3.94429 5.13843e7 3 : '<.(2|y)} 0 1 + 0.5 3 */y' cnv=: 3 : 0 j=.i=. 3 + i.@<.&.-: y-2 f=. 2^m=. i. <.@(2&^.)&.<: y m=. >:m C=. 0 ,~ m f} y{._1 while. #i do. j=. collatzv j b=. 0<(j<.y){C p=. , f */ b#i q=. , m +/ (b#j){C m=. >:m i=. (-.b)#i j=. (-.b)#j b=. y>p C=. (b#q) (b#p)}C end. }:C ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm