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Runs are reduced to one term in A088936.
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%I #6 Mar 30 2012 18:39:21

%S 1,2,3,2,4,3,4,2,5,4,5,4,5,3,5,4,5,2,6,5,6,5,6,5,6,4,6,5,6,5,6,5,6,4,

%T 6,5,6,5,6,3,6,5,6,5,6,5,6,4,6,5,6,2,7,6,7,6,7,6,7,6,7,5,7,6,7,6,7,6,

%U 7,6,7,5,7,6,7,6,7,6,7,6,7

%N Runs are reduced to one term in A088936.

%F Is sum(k=1, n, a(k)) asymptotic to c*n*log(n) for some c?

%e A run of 5 7's ...6,7, 7, 7, 7, 7,6,... is replaced by its

%e own value 7 which gives ...6,7,6,...

%Y Cf. A088936, A088937, A088938, A088940 (partial sums).

%K nonn

%O 1,2

%A _Benoit Cloitre_, Oct 25 2003