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A158081 Describe the previous term! (method A - initial term is 11). 0
11, 21, 1121, 3121, 132121, 1113122121, 311311222121, 13211321322121, 1113122113121113222121, 31131122211311123113322121, 132113213221133112132123222121 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

1,1

COMMENTS

11 as being interesting because it gives 2 ones:

21 as the second term.

Used is the code by Zerinvary Lajos (zerinvarylajos(AT)yahoo.com)

REFERENCES

Marcus Du Sautoy, Symmetry: A Journey into the Patterns of Nature,Harper (March 11, 2008),page 96

MATHEMATICA

Clear[F, n];

RunLengthEncode[ x_List ] := (Through[ {First, Length}[ #1 ] ] &) /@ Split[ x ];

LookAndSay[ n_, d_:1 ] := NestList[ Flatten[ Reverse /@ RunLengthEncode[ # ] ] &, { d}, n - 1 ];

F[ n_ ] := LookAndSay[ n, 11 ][ [ n ] ];

Table[ FromDigits[ F[ n ] ], {n, 1, 20} ]

CROSSREFS

A006715, A006751, A001141

Sequence in context: A005151 A098155 A098154 * A007890 A063850 A005150

Adjacent sequences:  A158078 A158079 A158080 * A158082 A158083 A158084

KEYWORD

nonn,uned

AUTHOR

Roger L. Bagula (rlbagulatftn(AT)yahoo.com), Mar 12 2009

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