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A103618
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Number of steps required for n to reach a digit count invariant or cycle loop under the 'Look and Say' function A045918.
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1
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10, 12, 11, 12, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 11, 10, 11, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 6, 10, 0, 9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 11, 9, 10, 6, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 7, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 9, 6, 8, 8, 7, 9, 10, 10, 10, 12, 9, 6, 8, 9, 9, 7, 10, 12, 12, 13, 9, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10, 7, 12, 13, 14, 9, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 7, 13
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OFFSET
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1,1
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EXAMPLE
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a(10)=9 because we have the 9-step chain 10 -> 1011 -> 1031 -> 102113 -> 103112113 -> 10411223 -> 1031221314 -> 1041222314 -> 1031321324 -> 1031223314, the latter being autobiographical, hence invariant. Also, a(40)=9 since we have the digit count iteration 40 -> 1014 -> 102114 -> 10311214 -> 1041121314 -> 1051121324 -> 104122131415 -> 105122132415 -> 104132131425 -> 104122232415 <-> 103142132415, ending in a 2-cycle loop.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,base
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STATUS
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approved
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