The Written Digits Sequence

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Here's a reasonably trivial sequence which is not in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.



Start with an empty sequence then define each term as the number of characters required to write out, in English, all of the digits of the sequence so far without spaces.*



For reference the number of characters of all of the (base ten) digits in English are:



zero one two three four five six seven eight nine
4 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4


(Which is the start of both A52360 and A5589.)



This makes the first entry $a(0) = 0$ since there are zero digits present in the empty sequence.



This makes the second entry $a(1) = 4$ as it takes four characters to write "zero", the only digit present so far.



This makes the third entry $a(2) = 8$ as it takes four more characters to write the "four" for a total of eight to write "zerofour".



This makes the fourth entry $a(3) = 13$ as it takes five more characters to write "eight" for a total of thirteen to write "zerofoureight".



This makes the fifth entry $a(4) = 21$ as it takes eight more characters to write "onethree" for a total of twenty-one to write "zerofoureightonethree".



...and so on. Here are the first 100 entries:



0, 4, 8, 13, 21, 27, 35, 44, 52, 59, 67, 75, 84, 93, 102, 112, 121, 130, 142, 152, 162, 171, 182, 193, 205, 216, 225, 235, 247, 259, 270, 282, 293, 305, 318, 331, 344, 357, 371, 384, 398, 412, 422, 432, 444, 456, 467, 479, 492, 503, 516, 526, 536, 548, 561, 571, 583, 597, 610, 620, 630, 642, 652, 662, 671, 682, 693, 705, 718, 731, 744, 757, 771, 784, 798, 812, 823, 836, 849, 862, 873, 888, 903, 916, 926, 936, 948, 961, 971, 983, 997, 1010, 1024, 1038, 1055, 1070, 1086, 1101, 1114, 1127


* We could define it for other languages and/or other bases or with spaces of course



The challenge



Given $n$ output, in as few bytes of code as possible, any of:



  • The first $n$ terms of the sequence (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The value of $a(n)$ (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The $n$th term of the sequence (should work for positive integers - i.e. value of $a(n-1)$)


This is code-golf so the shortest answer in bytes wins for each language, and the shortest answer in bytes wins. Don't let golfing languages stop you from entering in your favourite language be it a practical one or an esoteric one!










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  • By the first option, do you mean that 1) 1 should output [0] and 0 should output or 2) 0 should output [0] (as in my former answer)?
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  • @EriktheOutgolfer I mean (1) as it should return the first n terms. That is, the options are "output the sequence up to but not including a(n)", "output a(n)", or "output a(n-1)".
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Here's a reasonably trivial sequence which is not in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.



Start with an empty sequence then define each term as the number of characters required to write out, in English, all of the digits of the sequence so far without spaces.*



For reference the number of characters of all of the (base ten) digits in English are:



zero one two three four five six seven eight nine
4 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4


(Which is the start of both A52360 and A5589.)



This makes the first entry $a(0) = 0$ since there are zero digits present in the empty sequence.



This makes the second entry $a(1) = 4$ as it takes four characters to write "zero", the only digit present so far.



This makes the third entry $a(2) = 8$ as it takes four more characters to write the "four" for a total of eight to write "zerofour".



This makes the fourth entry $a(3) = 13$ as it takes five more characters to write "eight" for a total of thirteen to write "zerofoureight".



This makes the fifth entry $a(4) = 21$ as it takes eight more characters to write "onethree" for a total of twenty-one to write "zerofoureightonethree".



...and so on. Here are the first 100 entries:



0, 4, 8, 13, 21, 27, 35, 44, 52, 59, 67, 75, 84, 93, 102, 112, 121, 130, 142, 152, 162, 171, 182, 193, 205, 216, 225, 235, 247, 259, 270, 282, 293, 305, 318, 331, 344, 357, 371, 384, 398, 412, 422, 432, 444, 456, 467, 479, 492, 503, 516, 526, 536, 548, 561, 571, 583, 597, 610, 620, 630, 642, 652, 662, 671, 682, 693, 705, 718, 731, 744, 757, 771, 784, 798, 812, 823, 836, 849, 862, 873, 888, 903, 916, 926, 936, 948, 961, 971, 983, 997, 1010, 1024, 1038, 1055, 1070, 1086, 1101, 1114, 1127


* We could define it for other languages and/or other bases or with spaces of course



The challenge



Given $n$ output, in as few bytes of code as possible, any of:



  • The first $n$ terms of the sequence (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The value of $a(n)$ (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The $n$th term of the sequence (should work for positive integers - i.e. value of $a(n-1)$)


This is code-golf so the shortest answer in bytes wins for each language, and the shortest answer in bytes wins. Don't let golfing languages stop you from entering in your favourite language be it a practical one or an esoteric one!










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  • By the first option, do you mean that 1) 1 should output [0] and 0 should output or 2) 0 should output [0] (as in my former answer)?
    – Erik the Outgolfer
    1 hour ago











  • @EriktheOutgolfer I mean (1) as it should return the first n terms. That is, the options are "output the sequence up to but not including a(n)", "output a(n)", or "output a(n-1)".
    – Jonathan Allan
    1 hour ago













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Here's a reasonably trivial sequence which is not in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.



Start with an empty sequence then define each term as the number of characters required to write out, in English, all of the digits of the sequence so far without spaces.*



For reference the number of characters of all of the (base ten) digits in English are:



zero one two three four five six seven eight nine
4 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4


(Which is the start of both A52360 and A5589.)



This makes the first entry $a(0) = 0$ since there are zero digits present in the empty sequence.



This makes the second entry $a(1) = 4$ as it takes four characters to write "zero", the only digit present so far.



This makes the third entry $a(2) = 8$ as it takes four more characters to write the "four" for a total of eight to write "zerofour".



This makes the fourth entry $a(3) = 13$ as it takes five more characters to write "eight" for a total of thirteen to write "zerofoureight".



This makes the fifth entry $a(4) = 21$ as it takes eight more characters to write "onethree" for a total of twenty-one to write "zerofoureightonethree".



...and so on. Here are the first 100 entries:



0, 4, 8, 13, 21, 27, 35, 44, 52, 59, 67, 75, 84, 93, 102, 112, 121, 130, 142, 152, 162, 171, 182, 193, 205, 216, 225, 235, 247, 259, 270, 282, 293, 305, 318, 331, 344, 357, 371, 384, 398, 412, 422, 432, 444, 456, 467, 479, 492, 503, 516, 526, 536, 548, 561, 571, 583, 597, 610, 620, 630, 642, 652, 662, 671, 682, 693, 705, 718, 731, 744, 757, 771, 784, 798, 812, 823, 836, 849, 862, 873, 888, 903, 916, 926, 936, 948, 961, 971, 983, 997, 1010, 1024, 1038, 1055, 1070, 1086, 1101, 1114, 1127


* We could define it for other languages and/or other bases or with spaces of course



The challenge



Given $n$ output, in as few bytes of code as possible, any of:



  • The first $n$ terms of the sequence (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The value of $a(n)$ (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The $n$th term of the sequence (should work for positive integers - i.e. value of $a(n-1)$)


This is code-golf so the shortest answer in bytes wins for each language, and the shortest answer in bytes wins. Don't let golfing languages stop you from entering in your favourite language be it a practical one or an esoteric one!










share|improve this question













Here's a reasonably trivial sequence which is not in the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.



Start with an empty sequence then define each term as the number of characters required to write out, in English, all of the digits of the sequence so far without spaces.*



For reference the number of characters of all of the (base ten) digits in English are:



zero one two three four five six seven eight nine
4 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4


(Which is the start of both A52360 and A5589.)



This makes the first entry $a(0) = 0$ since there are zero digits present in the empty sequence.



This makes the second entry $a(1) = 4$ as it takes four characters to write "zero", the only digit present so far.



This makes the third entry $a(2) = 8$ as it takes four more characters to write the "four" for a total of eight to write "zerofour".



This makes the fourth entry $a(3) = 13$ as it takes five more characters to write "eight" for a total of thirteen to write "zerofoureight".



This makes the fifth entry $a(4) = 21$ as it takes eight more characters to write "onethree" for a total of twenty-one to write "zerofoureightonethree".



...and so on. Here are the first 100 entries:



0, 4, 8, 13, 21, 27, 35, 44, 52, 59, 67, 75, 84, 93, 102, 112, 121, 130, 142, 152, 162, 171, 182, 193, 205, 216, 225, 235, 247, 259, 270, 282, 293, 305, 318, 331, 344, 357, 371, 384, 398, 412, 422, 432, 444, 456, 467, 479, 492, 503, 516, 526, 536, 548, 561, 571, 583, 597, 610, 620, 630, 642, 652, 662, 671, 682, 693, 705, 718, 731, 744, 757, 771, 784, 798, 812, 823, 836, 849, 862, 873, 888, 903, 916, 926, 936, 948, 961, 971, 983, 997, 1010, 1024, 1038, 1055, 1070, 1086, 1101, 1114, 1127


* We could define it for other languages and/or other bases or with spaces of course



The challenge



Given $n$ output, in as few bytes of code as possible, any of:



  • The first $n$ terms of the sequence (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The value of $a(n)$ (should work for non-negative integers)

  • The $n$th term of the sequence (should work for positive integers - i.e. value of $a(n-1)$)


This is code-golf so the shortest answer in bytes wins for each language, and the shortest answer in bytes wins. Don't let golfing languages stop you from entering in your favourite language be it a practical one or an esoteric one!







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  • By the first option, do you mean that 1) 1 should output [0] and 0 should output or 2) 0 should output [0] (as in my former answer)?
    – Erik the Outgolfer
    1 hour ago











  • @EriktheOutgolfer I mean (1) as it should return the first n terms. That is, the options are "output the sequence up to but not including a(n)", "output a(n)", or "output a(n-1)".
    – Jonathan Allan
    1 hour ago

















  • By the first option, do you mean that 1) 1 should output [0] and 0 should output or 2) 0 should output [0] (as in my former answer)?
    – Erik the Outgolfer
    1 hour ago











  • @EriktheOutgolfer I mean (1) as it should return the first n terms. That is, the options are "output the sequence up to but not including a(n)", "output a(n)", or "output a(n-1)".
    – Jonathan Allan
    1 hour ago
















By the first option, do you mean that 1) 1 should output [0] and 0 should output or 2) 0 should output [0] (as in my former answer)?
– Erik the Outgolfer
1 hour ago





By the first option, do you mean that 1) 1 should output [0] and 0 should output or 2) 0 should output [0] (as in my former answer)?
– Erik the Outgolfer
1 hour ago













@EriktheOutgolfer I mean (1) as it should return the first n terms. That is, the options are "output the sequence up to but not including a(n)", "output a(n)", or "output a(n-1)".
– Jonathan Allan
1 hour ago





@EriktheOutgolfer I mean (1) as it should return the first n terms. That is, the options are "output the sequence up to but not including a(n)", "output a(n)", or "output a(n-1)".
– Jonathan Allan
1 hour ago











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Pip, 21 bytes



Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi


Takes input $n$ as a command-line argument and outputs the first $n$ terms. Try it online!



Explanation



Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi
a is 1st cmdline arg; i is 0 (implicit)
La Loop (a) times:
Pi Print i
^ Split it into a list of characters (i.e. digits)
4335443554@ Use each digit to index into this number, giving the length of the
name of the digit (0 -> 4, 1 -> 3, etc.)
$+ Sum the results
i+: Increment i by that amount





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    JavaScript (Node.js), 82 bytes





    f=(a,b=1,s=4)=>a?b<a?f(a,++b,s+=[...s+''].reduce((q,w)=>+'4335443554'[w]+q,0)):s:0


    Try it online!






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      Jelly, 13 bytes



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        05AB1E, 15 bytes



        ÎFD•16|/•sSèOO


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        Explanation



        Î # initialize stack with 0 and input
        F # input times do:
        D # duplicate the current number
        sSè # and use one copy to index into
        •16|/• # 4335443554
        OO # sum digits and sum the stack




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          Pip, 21 bytes



          Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi


          Takes input $n$ as a command-line argument and outputs the first $n$ terms. Try it online!



          Explanation



          Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi
          a is 1st cmdline arg; i is 0 (implicit)
          La Loop (a) times:
          Pi Print i
          ^ Split it into a list of characters (i.e. digits)
          4335443554@ Use each digit to index into this number, giving the length of the
          name of the digit (0 -> 4, 1 -> 3, etc.)
          $+ Sum the results
          i+: Increment i by that amount





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            Pip, 21 bytes



            Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi


            Takes input $n$ as a command-line argument and outputs the first $n$ terms. Try it online!



            Explanation



            Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi
            a is 1st cmdline arg; i is 0 (implicit)
            La Loop (a) times:
            Pi Print i
            ^ Split it into a list of characters (i.e. digits)
            4335443554@ Use each digit to index into this number, giving the length of the
            name of the digit (0 -> 4, 1 -> 3, etc.)
            $+ Sum the results
            i+: Increment i by that amount





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              up vote
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              Pip, 21 bytes



              Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi


              Takes input $n$ as a command-line argument and outputs the first $n$ terms. Try it online!



              Explanation



              Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi
              a is 1st cmdline arg; i is 0 (implicit)
              La Loop (a) times:
              Pi Print i
              ^ Split it into a list of characters (i.e. digits)
              4335443554@ Use each digit to index into this number, giving the length of the
              name of the digit (0 -> 4, 1 -> 3, etc.)
              $+ Sum the results
              i+: Increment i by that amount





              share|improve this answer













              Pip, 21 bytes



              Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi


              Takes input $n$ as a command-line argument and outputs the first $n$ terms. Try it online!



              Explanation



              Lai+:$+4335443554@^Pi
              a is 1st cmdline arg; i is 0 (implicit)
              La Loop (a) times:
              Pi Print i
              ^ Split it into a list of characters (i.e. digits)
              4335443554@ Use each digit to index into this number, giving the length of the
              name of the digit (0 -> 4, 1 -> 3, etc.)
              $+ Sum the results
              i+: Increment i by that amount






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                  JavaScript (Node.js), 82 bytes





                  f=(a,b=1,s=4)=>a?b<a?f(a,++b,s+=[...s+''].reduce((q,w)=>+'4335443554'[w]+q,0)):s:0


                  Try it online!






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                    JavaScript (Node.js), 82 bytes





                    f=(a,b=1,s=4)=>a?b<a?f(a,++b,s+=[...s+''].reduce((q,w)=>+'4335443554'[w]+q,0)):s:0


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                      JavaScript (Node.js), 82 bytes





                      f=(a,b=1,s=4)=>a?b<a?f(a,++b,s+=[...s+''].reduce((q,w)=>+'4335443554'[w]+q,0)):s:0


                      Try it online!






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                      JavaScript (Node.js), 82 bytes





                      f=(a,b=1,s=4)=>a?b<a?f(a,++b,s+=[...s+''].reduce((q,w)=>+'4335443554'[w]+q,0)):s:0


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                          Jelly, 13 bytes



                          ṃ“vẋç’ḃ5¤S+Ɗ¡


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                          0-indexed.



                          Full program; takes input from STDIN.






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                            Jelly, 13 bytes



                            ṃ“vẋç’ḃ5¤S+Ɗ¡


                            Try it online!



                            0-indexed.



                            Full program; takes input from STDIN.






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                              Jelly, 13 bytes



                              ṃ“vẋç’ḃ5¤S+Ɗ¡


                              Try it online!



                              0-indexed.



                              Full program; takes input from STDIN.






                              share|improve this answer















                              Jelly, 13 bytes



                              ṃ“vẋç’ḃ5¤S+Ɗ¡


                              Try it online!



                              0-indexed.



                              Full program; takes input from STDIN.







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                                  05AB1E, 15 bytes



                                  ÎFD•16|/•sSèOO


                                  Try it online!



                                  Explanation



                                  Î # initialize stack with 0 and input
                                  F # input times do:
                                  D # duplicate the current number
                                  sSè # and use one copy to index into
                                  •16|/• # 4335443554
                                  OO # sum digits and sum the stack




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                                    05AB1E, 15 bytes



                                    ÎFD•16|/•sSèOO


                                    Try it online!



                                    Explanation



                                    Î # initialize stack with 0 and input
                                    F # input times do:
                                    D # duplicate the current number
                                    sSè # and use one copy to index into
                                    •16|/• # 4335443554
                                    OO # sum digits and sum the stack




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                                      05AB1E, 15 bytes



                                      ÎFD•16|/•sSèOO


                                      Try it online!



                                      Explanation



                                      Î # initialize stack with 0 and input
                                      F # input times do:
                                      D # duplicate the current number
                                      sSè # and use one copy to index into
                                      •16|/• # 4335443554
                                      OO # sum digits and sum the stack




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                                      ÎFD•16|/•sSèOO


                                      Try it online!



                                      Explanation



                                      Î # initialize stack with 0 and input
                                      F # input times do:
                                      D # duplicate the current number
                                      sSè # and use one copy to index into
                                      •16|/• # 4335443554
                                      OO # sum digits and sum the stack





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