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a(n) = sum_{i=0..n-1} (-1)^i prime(n-i).

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	OFFSET	`0,2`
	COMMENT	`Define the sequence b(n) by b(1) = 1; b(n) = 1-(prime(n-1)/prime(n))*b(n-1) if n > 1. Then b(n) = a(n)/prime(n). Does lim b(n) exist? If so, it must equal 1/2. - Joseph L. Pe, Feb 17 2003`
	LINKS	`T. D. Noe, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..2000`
	FORMULA	`a(n) = prime(n) - a(n-1) for n>=1.`
	MAPLE	`A008347 := proc(n) options remember; if n = 0 then 0 else abs(A008347(n-1)-ithprime(n)); fi; end;`
	CROSSREFS	`Sequence in context: A074987 A128280 A106625 this_sequence A112387 A076077 A152194` `Adjacent sequences: A008344 A008345 A008346 this_sequence A008348 A008349 A008350`
	KEYWORD	`nonn`
	AUTHOR	`N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com) and J. H. Conway (conway(AT)math.princeton.edu)`

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