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A105446
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Number of symbols in the Roman Fibonacci number representation of n.
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8
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1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4
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OFFSET
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1,4
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COMMENTS
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The Roman Fibonacci numbers are composed from the values of the Fibonacci Numbers (A000045) with the grammar of the Roman Numerals (A006968) and a few rules to disambiguate.
The alphabet: {1, 2, 3, 5, 8, A=13, B=21, C=34, D=55, E=89, F=144, ...}.
Rule one: of the infinite set of representations of integers by this grammar, always restrict to the subset of those with shortest length.
Rule two: if there are two or more in the subset of shortest representations, restrict to the subset with fewest subtractions [A31 preferred to 188, B31 preferred to 1AA, CA preferred to 8D, DB preferred to AE].
Rule three: if there are two or more representations per Rules one and two, restrict to the subset with the most duplications of characters [22 preferred to 31, 33 preferred to 51, 55 preferred to 82, 88 preferred to A3, BBB preferred to D53, CC preferred to BE]. We do not need a Rule four for a while...
Lemma: no Roman Fibonacci number requires three consecutive instances of the same symbol. Proof: 3*F(i) = F(i+2) + F(i-2).
Question: what is the asymptotic length of the Roman Fibonacci numbers?
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REFERENCES
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Cajori, F. A History of Mathematical Notations, 2 vols. Bound as One, Vol. 1: Notations in Elementary Mathematics. New York: Dover, pp. 30-37, 1993.
Menninger, K. Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers. New York: Dover, pp. 44-45 and 281, 1992.
Neugebauer, O. The Exact Sciences in Antiquity, 2nd ed. New York: Dover, pp. 4-5, 1969.
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FORMULA
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a(n) = number of symbols in the Roman Fibonacci number representation of n, as defined in "Comments." a(n) = 1 iff n is an element of A000045. a(n) = 2 iff the shortest Roman Fibonacci number representation of n is as the sum or difference of two elements of A000045 and n is not an element of A000045.
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EXAMPLE
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a(1) = 1 because 1 is a Fibonacci number, equal to its own representation as a Roman Fibonacci number.
a(4) = 2 because 4 is not a Fibonacci number, but can be represented as the sum or difference of two Fibonacci numbers, with its Roman Fibonacci number representation being "22" (not "31" per rule three).
a(17) = 3 because the Roman Fibonacci number representation of 17 has three symbols, namely "A22" (not "188" per rule two).
a(80) = 4 because the Roman Fibonacci number representation of 80 has four symbols, namely "DB22".
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CROSSREFS
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Appears to be a duplicate of A058978.
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KEYWORD
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base,easy,nonn
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STATUS
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approved
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