MU puzzle

puzzle in Douglas Hofstadter's book "Gödel, Escher, Bach"
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MU puzzle

Summary

MU puzzle is a logic puzzle[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (logic_puzzle category, ranking #7 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • MU puzzle is credited with the discovery of Douglas Hofstadter[3].
  • MU puzzle's instance of is recorded as logic puzzle[4].
  • MU puzzle's instance of is recorded as Semi-Thue system[5].
  • MU puzzle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cb_dr[6].
  • MU puzzle's facet of is recorded as logic[7].
  • MU puzzle's published in is recorded as Gödel, Escher, Bach[8].
  • MU puzzle's defining formula is recorded as \begin{aligned}x\mathtt I&\to x\mathtt{IU} \ \mathtt Mx &\to \mathtt Mxx \ x\mathtt{III}y &\to x\mathtt Uy \ x\mathtt{UU}y &\to xy\end{aligned}[9].
  • MU puzzle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].

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Works and Contributions

MU puzzle is credited with the discovery of Douglas Hofstadter[3].

Why It Matters

MU puzzle draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (logic_puzzle category, ranking #7 of 16).[2]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MU puzzle. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mu-puzzle
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mu-puzzle_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MU puzzle}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mu-puzzle}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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