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Weakly Complete Sequence


A sequence of numbers V={nu_n} is said to be weakly complete if every positive integer n beyond a certain point N is the sum of some subsequence of V (Honsberger 1985). Dropping two terms from the Fibonacci numbers produces a sequence which is not even weakly complete. However, the sequence

 F_n^'=F_n-(-1)^n

is weakly complete, even with any finite subsequence deleted (Graham 1964).


See also

Complete Sequence

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References

Graham, R. "A Property of Fibonacci Numbers." Fib. Quart. 2, 1-10, 1964.Honsberger, R. Mathematical Gems III. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., p. 128, 1985.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Weakly Complete Sequence." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/WeaklyCompleteSequence.html

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