A297287 Numbers whose base-15 digits have greater up-variation than down-variation; see Comments.

17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104

Offset: 1

Author

Clark Kimberling, Jan 17 2018

Keywords

• nonn
• base
• easy

Comments

Suppose that n has base-b digits b(m), b(m-1), ..., b(0). The base-b down-variation of n is the sum DV(n,b) of all d(i)-d(i-1) for which d(i) > d(i-1); the base-b up-variation of n is the sum UV(n,b) of all d(k-1)-d(k) for which d(k) < d(k-1). The total base-b variation of n is the sum TV(n,b) = DV(n,b) + UV(n,b). See the guide at A297330.

Differs from A296757 first for 227 = 102_15, which has UV= 2 > DV=1 and is in this sequence, but has the same number of rises and falls (so not in A296757). - R. J. Mathar, Jan 23 2018

Examples

			104 in base-15:  6,14 having DV = 0, UV = 8, so that 104 is in the sequence.
		

Crossrefs

Cf. A297330, A297285, A297286.

Programs

Mathematica

g[n_, b_] := Map[Total, GatherBy[Differences[IntegerDigits[n, b]], Sign]];
x[n_, b_] := Select[g[n, b], # < 0 &]; y[n_, b_] := Select[g[n, b], # > 0 &];
b = 15; z = 2000; p = Table[x[n, b], {n, 1, z}]; q = Table[y[n, b], {n, 1, z}];
w = Sign[Flatten[p /. {} -> {0}] + Flatten[q /. {} -> {0}]];
Take[Flatten[Position[w, -1]], 120]   (* A297285 *)
Take[Flatten[Position[w, 0]], 120]    (* A297286 *)
Take[Flatten[Position[w, 1]], 120]    (* A297287 *)