Source: wikibot/addition-chains
= Addition chains
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Addition chains are sequences of numbers that start with the number 1 and generate subsequent numbers through a series of additions. Specifically, an addition chain for a number \\( n \\) is a sequence of integers \\( a_0, a_1, a_2, \\ldots, a_k \\) such that: 1. \\( a_0 = 1 \\) 2. \\( a_k = n \\) 3.