A297256 Numbers whose base-5 digits have equal down-variation and up-variation; see Comments.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 18, 24, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 52, 57, 62, 67, 72, 78, 83, 88, 93, 98, 104, 109, 114, 119, 124, 126, 131, 136, 141, 146, 151, 156, 161, 166, 171, 176, 181, 186, 191, 196, 201, 206, 211, 216, 221, 226, 231, 236, 241, 246, 252, 257, 262, 267

Offset

1,2

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

267 in base-5:  2,0,3,2, having DV = 3, UV = 3, so that 267 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, A297255, A297257.

Sequence in context: A048302 A043708 A296697 * A029952 A140494 A048316

Adjacent sequences: A297253 A297254 A297255 * A297257 A297258 A297259

Keyword

nonn,base,easy

Author

Clark Kimberling, Jan 15 2018

Status

approved