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A361614
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Set a(1)=0 and a(2)=1. For n > 1, if a(n) has already appeared in the sequence, then a(n+1) = number of steps since its first appearance. If a(n) has not appeared before, search instead for a(n)-1, then a(n)-2, etc., until you find a number that has appeared before.
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0
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0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4, 4, 1, 10, 5, 6, 7, 1, 15, 5, 11, 7, 5, 14, 3, 18, 7, 10, 14, 5, 21, 5, 23, 2, 28, 2, 30, 2, 32, 2, 34, 2, 36, 2, 38, 2, 40, 2, 42, 2, 44, 2, 46, 2, 48, 2, 50, 2, 52, 2, 54, 2, 56, 2, 58, 2, 60, 2, 62, 2, 64, 2, 66, 2, 68, 2, 70, 2
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OFFSET
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1,5
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The first 32 terms are distributed chaotically, after which the sequence alternates between 2 and n-6 indefinitely.
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EXAMPLE
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We start with a(1) = 0 and a(2) = 1. 1 has not appeared before, so we search for the greatest valid integer less than 1, which in this case is 0. 0 first occurred at a(1), which is 1 term before a(2) so a(3) = 1.
1 first occurred 1 term before, so a(4) = 1.
1 appeared at term a(1), which is 2 terms before a(4), so a(5) = 2.
2 has not appeared before, so we search for 1, which occurred 3 terms before at a(1). a(6) = 3.
And so on.
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KEYWORD
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nonn,easy
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AUTHOR
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STATUS
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approved
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