The math problem Jeanne introduces in class is the Collatz Conjecture. The Collatz conjecture is an algorithm that produces the number 1 out of any positive integer by dividing even numbers by 2 and multiplying odd numbers by 3 and adding 1. The result will eventually produce 1. The conjecture is later allegorically reflected in the film's climax when Simon asks Jeanne whether 1 and 1 can make 1, referencing the incest inherent in their parentage. The two people Simon and Jeanne have searched for throughout the film, their father and brother, are revealed to be the same person, reinforcing the films theme that all paths lead to one. Commensurate with the Collatz conjecture, two becomes one.

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