A167118 Each subsequent term in the series describes the digits of the previous term, by tallying their cumulative total within the term. This is similar to the "look and say" sequence, but deviates from it in that blocks of like digits are described individually, according to position.
1, 11, 1121, 11211231, 1121123141221351, 11211231412213511461324271231581, 11211231412213511461324271231581912416
Offset: 1
Examples
Read aloud the running count of each distinct digit within each term, followed by the digit thus described, to determine each subsequent term, i. e., A(1)=1 produces "first one," or "11," thus A(2)=11; A(2)=11 produces "first one, second one," or "1121," thus A(3)=1121; A(3)=1121 produces "first one, second one, first two, third one," or "11211231," thus A(4)=11211231; A(4)=11211231 produces "first one, second one, first two, third one, fourth one, second two, first three, fifth one," or "1121123141221351," thus A(5)=1121123141221351.
Crossrefs
Cf. A005150.
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