A073422 e = 1/a(0)+1/a(1)+1/a(2)+1/a(3)+... with each term a(n) being a positive or negative integer chosen so as to minimize the absolute difference between e and the partial sum.

1, 1, 2, 5, 55, 9999, 3620211522, -26596490130011501642, 6462025287494698350477135653962718736877, -532695733923048954868620962844302990205269539900643893905567041090276924142488084

Offset

0,3

Links

Table of n, a(n) for n=0..9.

Example

a(4)=55 since e-(1/1)-(1/1)-(1/2)-(1/5)=0.0182818... is closer to 1/55=0.0181818... than to 1/54=0.0185185...

Crossrefs

Cf. A001467, A006525, A014015.

Sequence in context: A218030 A114029 A013171 * A006525 A254406 A260654

Adjacent sequences: A073419 A073420 A073421 * A073423 A073424 A073425

Keyword

sign

Author

Henry Bottomley, Jul 30 2002

Status

approved