A087162 - OEIS

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A087162

Satisfies a(1)=1, a(A087163(n+1)) = a(n)+1, with a(m)=3 for all m not found in A087163, where A087163(n+2)=A087163(n+1)+a(n)+1.

1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 6, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4

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OFFSET

1,2

LINKS

Table of n, a(n) for n=1..105.

FORMULA

Records occur at A087164: a(A087164(n))=n.

EXAMPLE

Initialize all terms to 3. Set a(1)=1, go one term forward,

set a(2)=a(1)+1=2, go 2 terms forward,

set a(4)=a(2)+1=3, go 3 terms forward,

set a(7)=a(3)+1=4, go 4 terms forward,