Recaman's sequence
The Recamán's sequence generates Natural numbers.
Starting from zero, the n'th term a(n) is the previous term minus n i.e a(n) = a(n-1) - n but only if this is both positive and has not been previousely generated.
If the conditions don't hold then a(n) = a(n-1) + n.
- Task
- Generate and show here the first 15 members of the sequence.
- Find and show here, the first duplicated number in the sequence.
- Optionally: Find and show here, How many terms of the sequence are needed until all the integers 0..1000, inclusive, are generated.
- Refeences
- A005132, The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
- The Slightly Spooky Recamán Sequence, Numberphile video.
Python
<lang python>from itertools import islice
class Recamans():
"Recamán's sequence generator callable class"
def __init__(self):
self.a = None # Set of results so far
self.n = None # n'th term (counting from zero)
def __call__(self):
"Recamán's sequence generator"
nxt = 0
a, n = {nxt}, 0
self.a = a
self.n = n
yield nxt
while True:
an1, n = nxt, n + 1
nxt = an1 - n
if nxt < 0 or nxt in a:
nxt = an1 + n
a.add(nxt)
self.n = n
yield nxt
if __name__ == '__main__':
recamans = Recamans()
print("First fifteen members of Recamans sequence:",
list(islice(recamans(), 15)))
so_far = set()
for term in recamans():
if term in so_far:
print(f"First duplicate number in series is: a({recamans.n}) = {term}")
break
so_far.add(term)
n = 1_000
setn = set(range(n + 1)) # The target set of numbers to be covered
for _ in recamans():
if setn.issubset(recamans.a):
print(f"Range 0 ..{n} is covered by terms up to a({recamans.n})")
break</lang>
- Output:
First fifteen members of Recamans sequence: [0, 1, 3, 6, 2, 7, 13, 20, 12, 21, 11, 22, 10, 23, 9] First duplicate number in series is: a(24) = 42 Range 0 ..1000 is covered by terms up to a(328002)
REXX
<lang rexx>/*REXX program computes & displays the Recaman sequence (also known as Recamán sequence)*/ parse arg N h . /*obtain optional arguments from the CL*/ if N== | N=="," then N= 15 /*Not specified? Then use the default.*/ say "Recamán's sequence for the first " N " numbers:" say recaman(N) say say "The first duplicate number in the Recamán's sequence is: " recaman(0) exit /*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */ /*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/ recaman: procedure; parse arg y 1 oy,,$ !. b.; u=0 /*U: a unique flag. */
if y==0 then do; y=1e8; u=1; end /*for unique stuff. */
@.=0 /*initialize @ array*/
do j=0 for y; jm=j-1; p=@.jm
_=p+j
if p<=j then do; @.j=_; b._=.; end /*for pository values.*/
else do; m=p-j
@.j=m /*for negatory values.*/
if b.m==. then do; @.j=_; b._=. /*was defined before? */
end
end
z=@.j /*get the @.J value.*/
if u then do; if !.z==. then return z; !.z=.; iterate /*j*/; end
$=$ z /*append Z to list. */
end /*j*/
return strip($) /*return the $ list.*/</lang>
- output when using the default input:
Recamán's sequence for the first 15 numbers: 0 1 3 6 2 7 13 20 12 21 11 22 10 23 9 The first duplicate number in the Recamán's sequence is: 42
zkl
<lang zkl>fcn recamanW{ // -->iterator -->(n,a,True if a is a dup)
Walker.tweak(fcn(rn,rp,d){
n,p,a := rn.value, rp.value, p - n;
if(a<=0 or d.find(a)) a+=2*n;
d.incV(a); rp.set(a);
return(rn.inc(),a,d[a]>1);
}.fp(Ref(0),Ref(0),Dictionary()) )
}</lang> <lang zkl>print("First 15 members of Recaman's sequence: "); recamanW().walk(15).apply("get",1).println();
n,a := recamanW().filter1("get",2); // ie filter(a[n].dup) println("First duplicate number in series is: a(%d) = %d".fmt(n,a));
rw,ns,n,a,dup := recamanW(),1000,0,0,0; do{ n,a,dup=rw.next(); if(not dup and a<1000) ns-=1; }while(ns); println("Range 0..1000 is covered by terms up to a(%,d)".fmt(n));</lang>
- Output:
First 15 members of Recamans sequence: L(0,1,3,6,2,7,13,20,12,21,11,22,10,23,9) First duplicate number in series is: a(24) = 42 Range 0..1000 is covered by terms up to a(328,002)