[seqfan] Re: How to enter sequences with many zeros

[Fred Lunnon]

  How does this convention affect searching for the sequence?    WFL



On 3/1/19, Heinz, Alois <alois.heinz at hs-heilbronn.de> wrote:
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> from:
> https://oeis.org/wiki/Style_Sheet#Data
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>    If every second term is zero (A, 0, B, 0, C, 0, D, 0, E, ...) then
> normally
>    we omit the zeros and list the sequence as A, B, C, D, E, ...
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alois
>
> Am 01.03.2019 um 17:24 schrieb Lars Blomberg:
>> Hello SegFans,
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>> The sequence a(n) = 0, 1, 0, 5, 0, 9, 0, 87, . has nonzero values only
>> for
>> even n.
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>> Should the sequence be entered as above, or is 1, 5, 9, 87, . better?
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>>
>>
>> There is a geometric interpretation of n, in case that makes any
>> difference.
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>>
>>
>> /Lars
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