A297255 Numbers whose base-5 digits have greater down-variation than up-variation; see Comments.

5, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 51, 55, 56, 60, 61, 65, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 97, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123

Offset

1,1

Comments

Suppose that n has base-b digits b(m), b(m-1), ..., b(0). The base-b down-variation of n is the sum DV(n,b) of all d(i)-d(i-1) for which d(i) > d(i-1); the base-b up-variation of n is the sum UV(n,b) of all d(k-1)-d(k) for which d(k) < d(k-1). The total base-b variation of n is the sum TV(n,b) = DV(n,b) + UV(n,b). See the guide at A297330.

Links

Clark Kimberling, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..10000

Example

123 in base-5:  4,4,3, having DV = 1, UV = 0, so that 123 is in the sequence.

Mathematica

g[n_, b_] := Map[Total, GatherBy[Differences[IntegerDigits[n, b]], Sign]];
x[n_, b_] := Select[g[n, b], # < 0 &]; y[n_, b_] := Select[g[n, b], # > 0 &];
b = 5; z = 2000; p = Table[x[n, b], {n, 1, z}]; q = Table[y[n, b], {n, 1, z}];
w = Sign[Flatten[p /. {} -> {0}] + Flatten[q /. {} -> {0}]];
Take[Flatten[Position[w, -1]], 120]   (* A297255 *)
Take[Flatten[Position[w, 0]], 120]    (* A297256 *)
Take[Flatten[Position[w, 1]], 120]    (* A297257 *)

Crossrefs

Cf. A297330, A297256, A297257.

Sequence in context: A116033 A290469 A140507 * A296699 A297132 A136823

Adjacent sequences: A297252 A297253 A297254 * A297256 A297257 A297258

Keyword

nonn,base,easy

Author

Clark Kimberling, Jan 15 2018

Status

approved