[seqfan] Re: Questionable use of the term "mode" in A096693 and A082077.

[franktaw at netscape.net]

Actually, looking at the example section of A096693, the correct word 
in this case is "mean". In fact, the whole clause "at the center (mode) 
of" is nonsensical and should be removed.

Yes, 5 is the third prime, not the fifth.

I don't understand the second comment in A096693. At first I thought it 
was a claim that a(n) has a maximum value of a(85) = 50; but a(85) = 2 
is in the entry.  Perhaps it is talking about the number of primes 
being averaged? If so, it is almost certainly wrong.

Franklin T. Adams-Watters

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Gribble <chris.eveswell at virgin.net>

Seqfans,

In the COMMENT section of A096693 and the EXAMPLE section of A082077, 
the
term "mode" is used to refer to the center value in a numerically 
ordered
subsequence of primes.  I believe the term should be "median".

In addition,  in the EXAMPLE section of A096693, 5 is clearly the 3rd 
prime
and not the 5th as stated.  Do you agree?

Best regards,

Chris