Math::NumSeq::ReverseAddSteps -- steps of the reverse-add algorithm to reach palindrome
use Math::NumSeq::ReverseAddSteps; my $seq = Math::NumSeq::ReverseAddSteps->new; my ($i, $value) = $seq->next;
The number of steps to reach a palindrome by the digit "reverse and add" algorithm. For example the i=19 is 2 because 19+91=110 then 110+011=121 is a palindrome.
At least one reverse-add is applied, so an i which is itself a palindrome is not value 0, but wherever that minimum one step might end up. A repunit like 111...11 reverse-adds to 222...22 so it's always 1 (except in binary).
The default is to reverse decimal digits, or the
radix parameter can select another base.
The number of steps can be infinite. In binary for example 3 = 11 binary never reaches a palindrome, and in decimal it's conjectured that 196 doesn't (and that is sometimes called the 196-algorithm). In the current code a hard limit of 100 is imposed on the search - perhaps something better is possible. (Some binary infinites can be recognised from their bit pattern ...)
See "FUNCTIONS" in Math::NumSeq for behaviour common to all sequence classes.
$seq = Math::NumSeq::ReverseAddSteps->new ()
$seq = Math::NumSeq::ReverseAddSteps->new (radix => $r)
Create and return a new sequence object.
$value = $seq->ith($i)
Return the number of reverse-add steps required to reach a palindrome.
$bool = $seq->pred($value)
Return true if
$value occurs in the sequence, which simply means
$value >= 0 since any count of steps is possible, or
$value==-1 for infinite.
Copyright 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Kevin Ryde
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