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A354142
a(n) = smallest number missing from A352808 after A352808(n) has been found.
3
1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 23, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 31, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43
OFFSET
0,2
LINKS
EXAMPLE
A352808 (with offset 0) begins 0,1,2,4,5,8; after A352808(0) = 0 has been found, the smallest missing number is 1, so a(0) = 1; after A352808(5) = 8 has been found, the smallest missing number is 3, so a(5) = 3.
PROG
(Python)
from itertools import count, islice
def agen(): # generator of terms
A352808lst, A352808set, mink = [0], {0}, 1
for n in count(1):
yield mink
ahalf, k = A352808lst[n//2], mink
while k in A352808set or k&ahalf: k += 1
A352808lst.append(k); A352808set.add(k)
while mink in A352808set: mink += 1
print(list(islice(agen(), 78))) # Michael S. Branicky, May 18 2022
CROSSREFS
Cf. A352808.
Sequence in context: A227246 A200924 A111913 * A210796 A305419 A075757
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, May 18 2022
STATUS
approved