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For questions about sequences of integers. References are often made to the online resource oeis.org.

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Can we find lattice polyhedra with faces of area 1,2,3,...?

I asked this question two months ago on MSE, where it earned the rare Tumbleweed badge for garnering zero votes, zero answers, and 25 views over 61 days. Perhaps justifiably so! Here I repeat it with …
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Mod sequences that seem to become constant; and the number 316

Define a "mod sequence" of nonnegative integers based on one start parameter $s$, its first term, as follows. $A(s)=(a_1,a_2,\ldots,a_n,\ldots)$ with $a_1 = s$ and $$ a_n = \left(\sum_{k=1}^{n-1} a_k …
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Sequences with integral means

Let $S(n)$ be the sequence whose first element is $n$, and from then onward, the next element is the smallest natural number ${\ge}1$ that ensures that the mean of all the numbers in the sequence is a …
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XOR-free sets: Maximum density?

It is known that sum-free subsets of $\mathbb{N}$ can have natural density at most $\frac{1}{2}$. This density is achieved by the odd numbers: the sum of two odd numbers is even. I ask now a similar …
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A Pascal's-triangle -like random process

I was exploring Pascal's triangle on a cylinder when I encountered this puzzle-like problem. It is surely elementary, but perhaps weekend-entertaining. Start with a permutation of $(1,2,3, \ldots, n) …
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Conway's subprime Fibonacci sequences

I want to be certain I have the latest information on Conway's subprime Fibonacci sequences, arXiv-posted a year ago; I am referencing the status in a review. To wit, starting with $(0,1)$:1 $$ 0, 1, …
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Sequences with integral variances

This is a companion to my earlier question, Sequences with integral means. This new question is, frankly, not as interesting, but it feels necessary to complete the thought. Let $V(n)$ be the sequenc …
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A square-squareroot integer race sequence involving primes

I wonder what is the expected behavior of this process? Let $f^2_{\mathrm{next}}(n) =$ the next prime after $n^2$. $g_{\mathrm{sqrt}}(n) = \lfloor \sqrt{n} \rfloor$. Now iterate as follows …
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Decimal digits multiplied by powers of 2: leads to mod 8? [closed]

This is more a puzzle than a research question, a puzzle to me. Perhaps it is straightforward for others. Imagine Repeatedly interpreting a number expressed with the usual base-$10$ digits as "digits …
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