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Search: id:A123895
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| A123895 |
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Restricted growth string for the (decimal expansion of the) number n. |
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+0
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| 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12, 12, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12, 12, 12, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 12, 12, 12, 12, 10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 12, 12
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OFFSET
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0,11
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COMMENT
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Write n in base 10 prefixed with a 0. Read this string from left to right. Write a 0 each time you see the first distinct digit (which is 0), write a 1 each time you see the second distinct digit, write a 2 each time you see the third distinct digit and so on. Finally, delete the leading zeros.
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REFERENCES
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D. E. Knuth, TAOCP, Vol. 4, Section 7.2.1.5, Problems 4 and 5.
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EXAMPLE
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To find a(66041171): 066041171 -> 011023343 -> 11023343.
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PROGRAM
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(VBA program from Franklin T. Adams-Watters)
Public Function RestrictedGrowthString(ByVal x As String) As String
Dim i As Long
Dim dig As Integer
Dim pos As Long
For i = 1 To Len(x)
If Mid(x, i, 1) = "0" Then
RestrictedGrowthString = RestrictedGrowthString & "0"
Else
pos = InStr(x, Mid(x, i, 1))
If pos = i Then
dig = dig + 1
RestrictedGrowthString = RestrictedGrowthString &
Format(dig)
Else
RestrictedGrowthString = RestrictedGrowthString &
Mid(RestrictedGrowthString, pos, 1)
End If
End If
Next i
End Function
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CROSSREFS
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Cf. A123896, A123902.
Sequence in context: A097585 A063671 A162501 this_sequence A147519 A100830 A088475
Adjacent sequences: A123892 A123893 A123894 this_sequence A123896 A123897 A123898
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KEYWORD
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nonn,base
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AUTHOR
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N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Nov 20 2006
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