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A102282

Smallest possible example of an MSTD ("More sums than differences") set.

2

0, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14

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OFFSET

1,2

COMMENTS

Reflection of A140794: a(n) = 14 - A140794(9-n). - James Wilcox, Jul 24 2013

Hegarty, who attributes the set to Conway, proves its minimality. - Charles R Greathouse IV, Sep 26 2019

REFERENCES

B. Hayes, Calculemus!, American Scientist, 96 (Sep-Oct 2008), 362-366.

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..8.

Peter Hegarty, Some explicit constructions of sets with more sums than differences (2007)

CROSSREFS

Cf. A222807, A118544, A222808.

Sequence in context: A270613 A296446 A226387 * A353178 A232543 A279071

Adjacent sequences: A102279 A102280 A102281 * A102283 A102284 A102285

KEYWORD

nonn,fini,full

AUTHOR

N. J. A. Sloane, Sep 08 2008

STATUS

approved