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Golomb sequence  

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  • In mathematics, the Golomb sequence, named after Solomon W. Golomb (but also called Silverman's sequence), is a monotonically increasing integer sequence where an is the number of times that n occurs in the sequence, starting with a1 = 1, and with the property that for n > 1 each an is the smallest unique integer which makes it possible to satisfy the condition. For example, a1 = 1 says that 1 only occurs once in the sequence, so a2 cannot be 1 too, but it can be 2, and therefore must be 2.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golomb_sequence)

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  • Silverman's sequence

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