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a(n)=Sum{d(i-1)-d(i): d(i)<d(i-1), i=1,...,m}, where Sum{d(i)*5^i: i=0,1,...,m} is the base 5 representation of n.
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%I #11 Jan 19 2018 19:36:11

%S 0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,3,0,0,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,3,4,0,0,1,2,3,

%T 1,1,1,2,3,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,0,1,2,3,4,0,0,1,2,3,0,0,0,1,2,1,1,1,1,

%U 2,2,2,2,2,2,0,1,2,3,4,0,0,1,2,3,0,0,0,1,2,0

%N a(n)=Sum{d(i-1)-d(i): d(i)<d(i-1), i=1,...,m}, where Sum{d(i)*5^i: i=0,1,...,m} is the base 5 representation of n.

%C This is the base-5 up-variation sequence; see A297330. - _Clark Kimberling_, Jan 19 2017

%H Clark Kimberling, <a href="/A037846/b037846.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000</a>

%p A037846 := proc(n)

%p a := 0 ;

%p dgs := convert(n,base,5);

%p for i from 2 to nops(dgs) do

%p if op(i,dgs)<op(i-1,dgs) then

%p a := a-op(i,dgs)+op(i-1,dgs) ;

%p end if;

%p end do:

%p a ;

%p end proc: # _R. J. Mathar_, Oct 19 2015

%t g[n_, b_] := Differences[IntegerDigits[n, b]]; b = 5; z = 120;

%t Table[-Total[Select[g[n, b], # < 0 &]], {n, 1, z}]; (*A037855*)

%t Table[Total[Select[g[n, b], # > 0 &]], {n, 1, z}]; (*A037846*)

%Y Cf. A297330.

%K nonn,base

%O 1,8

%A _Clark Kimberling_

%E Definition swapped with A037855. - _R. J. Mathar_, Oct 19 2015

%E Updated by _Clark Kimberling_, Jan 19 2018