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McCarthy 91-Function

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McCarthy91Function

The McCarthy-91 function is the recursive function defined for positive integer n by

M(n)={M(M(n+11)) for n<=100; n-10 for n>100.
(1)

It takes the value 91 for all n=1, 2, ..., 101, and then continues 92, 93, 94, ... (OEIS A103847).

It was invented by computer scientist J. McCarthy.

See also

Recursive Function

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References

Rosen, K. H. Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.Sloane, N. J. A. Sequence A103847 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."Knuth, D. E. "Algorithms." Sci. Amer. 236, 63-80, Apr. 1977.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "McCarthy 91-Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/McCarthy91-Function.html

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