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A052484
Let P = all numbers that can be obtained by permuting the digits of n and possibly adding or omitting zeros; a(n) = |n-q| where q in P is the closest number to n different from n (a(n)=0 if no such q exists).
2
0, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 9, 90, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 18, 9, 180, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 27, 18, 9, 270, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 36, 27, 18, 9, 360, 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 45, 36, 27, 18, 9, 450, 9, 18, 27, 36, 54, 45, 36, 27, 18, 9, 540, 9, 18, 27, 63, 36, 45, 36, 27, 18
OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
Quasi-periodic.
EXAMPLE
a(1)=9 since P={1,10,100,...} and 10-1 = 9.
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A178895 A044894 A264668 * A382418 A072830 A008591
KEYWORD
nonn,base,easy
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 18 2000
EXTENSIONS
More terms from Asher Auel, May 12 2000
STATUS
approved