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%I #11 Jan 19 2018 19:36:30
%S 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,4,3,2,
%T 1,0,0,0,0,5,4,3,2,1,0,0,0,6,5,4,3,2,1,0,0,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,
%U 1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,2,1
%N Sum{d(i)-d(i-1): d(i)>d(i-1), i=1,...,m}, where Sum{d(i)*8^i: i=0,1,...,m} is base 8 representation of n.
%C This is the base-8 down-variation sequence; see A297330.
%H Clark Kimberling, <a href="/A037858/b037858.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000</a>
%p A037858 := proc(n)
%p a := 0 ;
%p dgs := convert(n,base,8);
%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 = 8; z = 120;
%t Table[-Total[Select[g[n, b], # < 0 &]], {n, 1, z}]; (*A037858*)
%t Table[Total[Select[g[n, b], # > 0 &]], {n, 1, z}]; (*A037849*)
%Y Cf. A297330.
%K nonn,base
%O 1,16
%A _Clark Kimberling_
%E Definition swapped with A037849. - _R. J. Mathar_, Oct 19 2015
%E Updated by _Clark Kimberling_, Jan 19 2018
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