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A252698
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Number of strings of length n over a 5-letter alphabet that do not begin with a palindrome.
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9
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0, 5, 20, 80, 380, 1820, 9020, 44720, 223220, 1114280, 5569580, 27838880, 139185380, 695882180, 3479366180, 17396607680, 86982815180, 434912961620, 2174563693820, 10872812899520, 54364058928020, 271820266801220, 1359101306167220, 6795506391650720
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OFFSET
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0,2
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COMMENTS
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5 divides a(n) for all n.
lim n -> infinity a(n)/5^n ~ 0.570048386972902 is the probability that a random, infinite string over a 5-letter alphabet does not begin with a palindrome.
This sequence gives the number of walks on K_5 with loops that do not begin with a palindromic sequence.
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FORMULA
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EXAMPLE
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For n = 3, the first 10 of the a(3) = 80 solutions are (in lexicographic order) 011, 012, 013, 014, 021, 022, 023, 024, 031, 032.
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PROG
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(Ruby) seq = [1, 0]; (2..N).each { |i| seq << 5 * seq[i-1] + 5**((i+1)/2) - seq[(i+1)/2] }; seq = seq.each_with_index.collect { |a, i| 5**i - a }
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CROSSREFS
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A249638 gives the number of strings of length n over a 5-letter alphabet that DO begin with a palindrome.
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KEYWORD
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easy,nonn,walk
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STATUS
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approved
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