[seqfan] Re: Can we write this definition in a better way?

[Alonso Del Arte]

The first one that I would look up is defined just like yours except that
instead of m1 and m2 there is only a single m, the m1. I think that one's
already in the OEIS but I haven't checked.

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 2:45 AM Ali Sada via SeqFan <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
wrote:

>  Thank you Al. I really appreciate your response. The problem is I am not
> that familiar with the OEIS. I am not sure how I can find a similar
> sequence.
>
> Best,
> Ali
>
>     On Sunday, September 22, 2019, 2:28:08 PM EDT, Alonso Del Arte <
> alonso.delarte at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Surely the OEIS has a sequence that based on a similar, though perhaps
> simpler concept. What I'd do if I were you, I'd think about figuring out
> what that sequence is and looking it up. Hopefully it has a nice, clear
> title that you can use with a slight adjustment for your sequence.
>
> But it could just as easily have an opaque title, something like
> "A350200(A350190 + A350191))." That would not be an example to emulate.
>
> After you've done some searching and have come up with some relevant
> crossrefs, please check back in here to let us know where you're at.
>
> Al
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 1:30 PM Ali Sada via SeqFan <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu
> >
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > Please see the sequence below. I just want to see if thereis there is a
> > better way to write its definition. OEIS editors usually strugglewith my
> > language, and I would really appreciate it if you could help me maketheir
> > job easier.
> >
> > The sequence:
> >
> > 1 ,2 ,2 ,3 ,1 ,2 ,1 ,4 ,5 ,1 ,2 ,4 ,1 ,5 ,1 ,2 ,5 ,1 ,2 ,8 ,4,5 ,3 ,4 ,3
> > ,6 ,1 ,8 ,3 ,2 ,5 ,4 ,7 ,6 ,2 ,3 ,9 ,1 ,2 ,12 ,4 ,5 ,3 ,4 ,8 ,9 ,7,8 ,3
> ,10
> > ,1 ,12 ,3 ,2 ,5 ,4 ,7 ,6 ,9 ,8 ,11 ,10 ,2 ,3 ,13 ,1 ,2 ,16 ,4 ,5 ,3 ,4,8
> ,9
> > ,7 ,8 ,12 ,13 ,11 ,12 ,3 ,14 ,1 ,16 ,3 ,2 ,5 ,4 ,7 ,6 ,9 ,8 ,11 ,10 ,13
> > ,12,15 ,14 ,2 ,3,……
> >
> >
> >
> > The definition:
> >
> > “a(1)=1;
> >
> > a(2)=2;
> >
> > a(n)=n-m1, if a(n-1) is odd;
> >
> > a(n)=n-m2, if a(n-1) is even;
> >
> > m1 is the most recent position of the largest term up toa(n-1);
> >
> > m2 is the most recent position of the second largest term upto a(n-1)”
> >
> >
> >
> > Example 1: When n=10, a(9) is odd, the largest term up to thatpoint is 5.
> > The most recent position of 5 is 9. a(10)=10-9=1
> >
> > Example 2: When n=17, a(16) is even. The second largest termup to that
> > point is 4. The most recent position of 4 is 12. a(17)=17-12=5
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> >
> >
> > Ali
> >
> >
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