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A014222 a(0) = 0; thereafter a(n+1) = 3^a(n).

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%I A014222 #44 Dec 27 2021 22:16:04
%S A014222 0,1,3,27,7625597484987
%N A014222 a(0) = 0; thereafter a(n+1) = 3^a(n).
%C A014222 Alternative definition:
%C A014222 a(n+1) = H_4(3,n) the tetration (repeated exponentiation) of 3 times n.
%C A014222 For definition of and references concerning H_n(x,y) see A054871.
%C A014222 Next term is 12580...39387 and has 3638334640025 digits. - Shawn Ligocki (sligocki(AT)gmail.com), Oct 08 2009
%F A014222 a(n+1) = H_4(3,n) = 3^^n;
%F A014222 a(0) = 0, a(1) = 1, a(n+1) = 3^3^...^3 (n times).
%e A014222 a(0) = H_4(3,-1)= 0;
%e A014222 a(1) = H_4(3,0) = 1;
%e A014222 a(2) = H_4(3,1) = 3;
%e A014222 a(3) = H_4(3,2) = 3^3 = 27;
%e A014222 a(4) = H_4(3,3) = 3^3^3 = 7625597484987;
%e A014222 a(5) = H_4(3,4) = 3^3^3^3 = 3^7625597484987 > 10^3638334640025.
%t A014222 NestList[3^#&,0,4] (* _Harvey P. Dale_, Apr 04 2013 *)
%Y A014222 Cf. A014221 (a(n+1) = 2^a(n), or H_4(2,n)), A081651, A114561, A266199 (H_5(3,n)).
%K A014222 nonn,easy
%O A014222 0,3
%A A014222 _N. J. A. Sloane_
%E A014222 Revised using hyperoperation notation by _Natan Arie Consigli_, Jan 16 2016