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Triangular numbers
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Triangular numbers are numbers that are the counts of objects arranged in an equilateral triangle. It can be calculated as , , or . The sequence is as such:
0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, 66, 78, 91, 105...
Visualized, that is:
+0 = 0
o +1 = 1
o o +2 = 3
o o o +3 = 6
o o o o +4 = 10
o o o o o +5 = 15
o o o o o o +6 = 21 = 6(6+1)/2
= 6(7 )/2
= 42 /2
= 21
Implementations
AEL
40?0 0 2d[$1+!+!]m#
Counting
Outputs in unary.
when cnt == 0 read acc when cnt <= acc out "*" * cnt when cnt > acc halt % 1 + 2 + ... + acc
DeBruijn
Uses the fixed-point "Y" combinator to recursively find the sum of the first n naturals. The definition of f is used as example input.
(F \\0 ) (T \\1 ) (S \\\1(210) ) (f S(S(S(S(SF)))) ) (P \\\021 ) (- \0(\(\P(1F)(S(1F)))\0)(PFF)T ) (Z \0(\0FF)T ) (Y \(\1(00))[\1(00)] ) Y\\Z0[F][1(-0)S0]
> debruijn example.txt f rem: λ λ 1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 (1 0))))))))))))))
Free2Edit
+5+5wsr1onl1r2+1l2r1+cl1ocwe
Iterate
(*)∞<
*n<
*~n<
(1*)<>
>
!
>
(4*)1<
(2*)=1<
*~n< &2 >
@
!4
>
(3*)48<
*~n< &3 >
~@
>
>
(5*)10<
*~n< &5 >
~@
>
>
Swordfish
1~[0,,,,,v ]+#~500$%\ 1]+~[@,,,\