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A088443
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A linear version of the Josephus problem: a(n) = the function w_3(n).
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1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 1, 7, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 5, 14, 14, 17, 17, 17, 17, 14, 2, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 11, 32, 31, 34, 31, 31, 37, 38, 38, 38, 41, 37, 38, 37, 38, 31, 31, 1, 4, 5, 1, 7, 8, 8, 1, 2, 1, 2, 5, 4, 1, 8, 8, 8, 8, 11, 11, 20, 23, 25, 71, 71, 68, 70, 68, 76, 74, 68, 68, 68, 70, 82, 83, 82
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OFFSET
| 1,2
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COMMENTS
| The survivor w(n,3) in a modified Josephus problem, with a step of 3.
See A090569 or the reference for the definition of w(n,q).
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REFERENCES
| Chris Groer, The Mathematics of Survival: From Antiquity to the Playground, Amer. Math. Monthly, 110 (No. 9, 2003), 812-825.
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FORMULA
| A recurrence is given in the reference.
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CROSSREFS
| Cf. A006257, A088442, A088452, A090569.
Sequence in context: A191306 A191525 A066633 * A117352 A137710 A068009
Adjacent sequences: A088440 A088441 A088442 * A088444 A088445 A088446
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KEYWORD
| nonn
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AUTHOR
| N. J. A. Sloane (njas(AT)research.att.com), Nov 09 2003
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EXTENSIONS
| Terms computed by Chris Groer (cgroer(AT)math.uga.edu)
More terms from John W. Layman (layman(AT)math.vt.edu), Feb 05 2004
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