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A113120
a(n) = smallest number of syllables necessary to communicate n by phone, in French.
0
2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3
OFFSET
0,1
COMMENTS
Without "et".
EXAMPLE
a(21)=2 because "deux-un" has two syllables, which is shorter than "vingt-et-un";
a(41)=2 and not 3 because in French "quatre-un" is said "quatr'un", two syllables ("e" mute followed by a vowel is not pronounced);
a(42)=3 because "quatre-deux" has three syllables;
a(102)=2 because it is pronounced "cent-deux" and not "cent-et-deux".
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A111616 A299152 A332770 * A154843 A062557 A276438
KEYWORD
base,easy,nonn,word
AUTHOR
Alexandre Wajnberg, Jan 03 2006
STATUS
approved