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Non-repetitive sequences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

P. A. B. Pleasants
P. A. B. Pleasants
Affiliation:
University College, Cardiff
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This note is concerned with infinite sequences whose terms are chosen from a finite set of symbols. A segment of such a sequence is a set of one or more consecutive terms, and a repetition is a pair of finite segments that are adjacent and identical. A non-repetitive sequence is one that contains no repetitions.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , September 1970 , pp. 267 - 274
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1970

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