# Digital Sum Fibonacci

We are all familiar with the Fibonacci sequence:

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765


However, instead of, f(n) = f(n-1) + f(n-2) we'll be taking digital sum of the previous 2 entries.

The sequence should still start with 0, 1, after that the differences are rapidly apparent. This list is 0-indexed, you may use 1-indexed as well, state which you used.

f(0)  = 0
f(1)  = 1
f(2)  = 1   # 0 + 1
f(3)  = 2   # 1 + 1
f(4)  = 3   # 1 + 2
f(5)  = 5   # 2 + 3
f(6)  = 8   # 3 + 5
f(7)  = 13  # 8 + 5
f(8)  = 12  # 8 + 1 + 3
f(9)  = 7   # 1 + 3 + 1 + 2
f(10) = 10  # 1 + 2 + 7
f(11) = 8   # 7 + 1 + 0
f(12) = 9   # 1 + 0 + 8
f(13) = 17  # 8 + 9
f(14) = 17  # 9 + 1 + 7
f(15) = 16  # 1 + 7 + 1 + 7
f(16) = 15  # 1 + 7 + 1 + 6
f(17) = 13  # 1 + 6 + 1 + 5
f(18) = 10  # 1 + 5 + 1 + 3
f(19) = 5   # 1 + 3 + 1 + 0
f(20) = 6   # 1 + 0 + 5
f(21) = 11  # 5 + 6
f(22) = 8   # 6 + 1 + 1
f(23) = 10  # 1 + 1 + 8
f(24) = 9   # 8 + 1 + 0
f(25) = 10  # 1 + 0 + 9
f(26) = 10  # 9 + 1 + 0
f(27) = 2   # 1 + 0 + 1 + 0
(After this point it repeats at the 3rd term, 0-indexed)


Note: I didn't notice the repetition until I posted the challenge itself, and here I was thinking it'd be impossible to write another novel Fibonacci challenge.

Your task is, given a number n, output the nth digit of this sequence.

First 3 digits: [0,1,1],

24-digit repeated pattern: [2,3,5,8,13,12,7,10,8,9,17,17,16,15,13,10,5,6,11,8,10,9,10,10]

Hint: You may be able to exploit this repetition to your advantage.

This is , lowest byte-count is the winner.

BONUS: If you use the repetition in your answer, I will award the lowest byte-count answer that takes advantage of the repetition in the sequence a bounty of 100 points. This should be submitted as part of your original answer, after your original answer. See this post as an example of what I am talking about: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/108972/59376

To qualify for this bonus your code must run in constant time (O(1)) with an explanation.

Bonus Winner: Dennis https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/108967/59376 < Dennis won.

Most Unique Implementation: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/108970/59376

• Can we use 1-based indexing or does it have to be 0-based? Feb 2, 2017 at 20:16
• @BusinessCat yeah, sure, screw it. Feb 2, 2017 at 21:10
• How do you define takes advantage of the repetition? Does it have to be hardcoded or I just add a %24 to a "normal" solution? Feb 2, 2017 at 21:33
• @Dennis I define taking advantage of the repetition to mean O(1). Your code should be running in constant time, if it is truly exploiting the repetition. Feb 2, 2017 at 21:39
• @Dennis technically %24 on the input would make it upper bounded at 27 iterations; while, not interesting, it definitely counts. Feb 2, 2017 at 21:44

## JavaScript (ES6), 45 bytes

f=(n,x=0,y=1)=>n?f(n-1,y,(x%9||x)+(y%9||y)):x
<input type=number min=0 oninput=o.textContent=f(this.value)><pre id=o>

x and y can't both be 9, since that would require the previous number to be 0, so their digital sum can't exceed 17. This means that the digital root for numbers greater than 9 is the same as the remainder modulo 9.

• This, this also will get a bounty equivalent to the repetition leader... This is an awesome mathematical insight. Feb 2, 2017 at 21:19

# Python 2, 53 bytes

f=lambda n:n>1and sum(map(int,f(n-1)+f(n-2)))or n


Recursive function. The base cases of n=0 and n=1 yield n, larger numbers calculate the value by calling f(n-1) and f(n-2) converting each to a string, concatenating the two strings, converting each character to an integer using a map with the int function, and then sums the resulting list.

Using the modulo-24 information I can currently get a 56 byte non-recursive unnamed function:

lambda n:int(('011'+'2358dc7a89hhgfda56b8a9aa'*n)[n],18)

• Yes! So much +1! A repetition answer :). I've added a bonus section in your honor sir, you're now the leader in a 100 point bounty contest! Feb 2, 2017 at 21:15

# JavaScript (ES6), 34 bytes

f=n=>n<2?n:~-f(--n)%9+~-f(--n)%9+2


May freeze your browser for inputs above 27 or so, but it does work for all input values. This can be verified with a simple cache:

c=[];f=n=>n<2?n:c[n]=c[n]||~-f(--n)%9+~-f(--n)%9+2
<input type=number value=0 min=0 step=1 oninput="O.value=f(this.value)"> <input id=O value=0 disabled>

As pointed out in Neil's brilliant answer, the output can never exceed 17, so the digital sum of any output above 9 is equal to n%9. This also works with outputs below 9; we can make it work for 9 as well by subtracting 1 with ~- before the modulus, then adding back in 1 after.

The best I could do with hardcoding is 50 bytes:

n=>"0x"+"7880136ba5867ffedb834968"[n%24]-(n<3)*9+2


# Oasis, 5 bytes

Code:

ScS+T


Try it online!

Expanded version:

ScS+10


Explanation:

ScS+   = a(n)
0 = a(0)
1  = a(1)
S      # Sum of digits on a(n-1)
c     # Compute a(n-2)
S    # Sum of digits

• Oh man... I'm going to start learning Oasis too. Feb 8, 2017 at 16:34

# Jelly, 8 bytes

;DFS
ç¡1


Try it online!

### How it works

ç¡1   Main link. No arguments. Implicit left argument: 0

1   Set the right argument to 1.
ç¡    Repeatedly execute the helper link n times – where n is an integer read from
STDIN – updating the left argument with the return value and the right
argument with the previous value of the left argument. Yield the last result.

;DFS  Helper link. Arguments: a, b

;     Concatenate; yield [a, b].
D    Decimal; convert both a and b to their base-10 digit arrays.
F   Flatten the result.
S  Compute the sum of the digits.


## Alternate solution, 19 bytes, constant time

;DFS
9⁵ç23Ð¡⁸ịµṠ>?2


Try it online!

### How it works

9⁵ç23Ð¡⁸ịµṠ>?2  Main link. Argument: n

9               Set the return value to 9
⁵              Yield 10.
ç23Ð¡         Execute the helper link 23 times, with initial left argument 10
and initial right argument 9, updating the arguments as before.
Yield all intermediate results, returning
[10,10,2,3,5,8,13,12,7,10,8,9,17,17,16,15,13,10,5,6,11,8,10,9].
⁸ị           Extract the element at index n. Indexing is 1-based and modular.
µ          Combine all links to the left into a chain.
>?2      If n > 2, execute the chain.
Ṡ         Else, yield the sign if n.

• +1 for the chuzpe of “let's just calculate the whole repeated section in constant time“ :D Feb 3, 2017 at 14:26

_=$=>$<2?$:eval([..._(--$)+[_(--$)]].join+)  # Usage _=$=>$<2?$:eval([..._(--$)+[_(--$)]].join+)
_(7)


## Output

13


# Explanation

This function checks if the input is smaller than 2, and if so, it returns the input. Otherwise, it creates an array of two values that are appended to each other as strings. Those two values are the result of calling the function with input - 1 and input - 2.

The ... operator splits this string into an array of characters, which then is converted to a string again, but now with +es between values. This string is then interpreted as code, so the sum is calculated, which is then returned.

This is a double-recursive algorithm, which makes it quite inefficient. It needs 2n-2 function calls for input n. As such, here's a longer but faster solution. Thanks to ETHproductions for coming up with it.

f=($,p=1,c=0)=>$?f($-1,c,eval([...p+[c]].join+)):c  • This doesn't work for big values like 27, it freezes the browser (at least it does for me) Feb 2, 2017 at 19:40 • It takes some time, but it will get there... eventually. I'll look into it, but performance isn't important for this challenge... – Luke Feb 2, 2017 at 19:44 • Well, jesus, it's not that computationally intense, your program should work for values beyond 27... But if it works for 1-28, that technically proves it works for higher. Feb 2, 2017 at 19:45 • @KritixiLithos It's the recursion that's the problem. Computing the nth number in the sequence requires roughly 2^(n-2) function calls, which builds up pretty rapidly. Feb 2, 2017 at 19:54 • You can save a byte with [..._(--$)+[_(--$)]] :-) Feb 2, 2017 at 19:55 # 05AB1E, 8 bytes XÎF‚¤sSO  Try it online! Explanation XÎ # push 1,0,input F # input_no times do: ‚ # pair the top 2 elements of the stack ¤ # push a copy of the 2nd element to the stack s # swap the pair to the top of the stack S # convert to list of digits O # sum  # CJam, 22 20 bytes Saved 2 bytes thanks to Martin Ender ri2,{(_(jAb\jAb+:+}j  Straightforward recursive algorithm, nothing fancy. 0-indexed. Try it online! or test for 0-50 (actually runs pretty fast). Explanation ri Read an integer from input 2, Push the array [0 1] { }j Recursive block, let's call it j(n), using the input as n and [0 1] as base cases ( Decrement (n-1) _( Duplicate and decrement again (n-2) jAb Get the list digits of j(n-2) \ Swap the top two elements jAb Get the list of digits of j(n-1) + Concatenate the lists of digits :+ Sum the digits  # CJam, 42 bytes Solution using the repetition. Similar algorithm to Jonathan Allan's solution. ri_2,1+"[2358DC7A89HHGFDA56B8A9AA]"S*~@*+=  Try it online! # Perl 6, 41 37 bytes {(0,1,{[+] |$^a.comb,|$^b.comb}...*)[$_]}


Try it

{(0,1,*.comb.sum+*.comb.sum...*)[$_]}  Try it { # bare block lambda with implicit parameter ｢$_｣
(

0, 1,           # first two values

# WhateverCode lambda with two parameters ( the two ｢*｣ )
*.comb.sum      # digital sum of first parameter
+
*.comb.sum      # digital sum of second parameter

...            # keep using that code object to generate new values until:

*              # never stop

)[ $_ ] # index into the sequence }  • You can write the inner lambda as *.comb.sum+*.comb.sum. – smls Feb 3, 2017 at 11:31 # MATL, 15 bytes lOi:"yyhFYAss]&  Try it online! lO % Push 1, then 0. So the next generated terms will be 1, 1, 2,... i % Input n :" % Repeat that many times yy % Duplicate top two elements in the stack h % Concatenate into length-2 horizontal vector FYA % Convert to decimal digits. Gives a 2-row matrix ss % Sum of all matrix entries ] % End & % Specify that next function (display) will take only 1 input % Implicit display  # Python 2, 54 46 bytes f=lambda n:n>2and~-f(n-1)%9+~-f(n-2)%9+2or n>0  Heavily inspired by @ETHproductions' ES6 answer. Try it online! # C, 96 bytes or 61 bytes counting escape codes as 1 byte each 0 indexed. Similar to some of the other answers I am indexing a lookup table of values but I have compressed it into 4 byte chunks. I didn’t bother investigating the mod 24 version because I didn’t think it was as interesting since the others have done so already but let’s face it, C isn’t going to win anyway. #define a(n) n<3?!!n:2+(15&"\x1\x36\xba\x58\x67\xff\xed\xb8\x34\x96\x87\x88"[(n-3)/2%12]>>n%2*4)  explanation: #define a(n) // using a preprocessor macro is shorter than defining a function n<3?!!n: // when n is less than 3 !!n will give the series 0,1,1,1..., otherwise.. (n-3)/2%12 // condition the input to correctly index the string... "\x1\x36\xba\x58\x67\xff\xed\xb8\x34\x96\x87\x88" // which has the repeating part of the series encoded into 4 bits each number // these are encoded 2 less than what we want as all numbers in the series after the third are 2 <= a(n>2) <= 17 which conforms to 0 <= a(n>2) - 2 <= 15 >>n%2*4 // ensure the data is in the lower 4 bits by shifting it down, n%2 will give either 0 or 1, which is then multiplied by 4 15& // mask those bits off 2+ // finally, add 2 to correct the numbers pulled from the string  Try it online! • I do count the escape codes as 1 byte each! Great job Feb 10, 2017 at 11:16 # Japt, 27 25 bytes U<2?U:~-ß´U %9+~-ß´U %9+2  Try it online! Saved 2 bytes thanks to ETHproductions. • Hey, thanks for using Japt :-) You can use ´ in place of -- to save two bytes. Feb 3, 2017 at 14:58 # Haskell, 54 bytes a!b=sum$read.pure<$>([a,b]>>=show) g=0:scanl(!)1g (g!!)  Try it online! Usage: (g!!) 12 ## Mathematica, 49 bytes If[#<2,#,Tr[Join@@IntegerDigits[#0/@{#-1,#-2}]]]&  Straightforward recursive definition. Gets pretty slow after a while. ## Mathematica, 79 71 bytes If[#<3,Sign@#,(9@@LetterNumber@"JJBCEHMLGJHIQQPOMJEFKHJ")[[#~Mod~24]]]&  Hardcoding the periodic pattern. Lightning fast and satisfyingly abusive to Mathematica :) Thanks to JungHwan Min for saving 8 bytes! • For your second code LetterNumber@"JJBCEHMLGJHIQQPOMJEFKHJ" is 8 bytes shorter than 43626804920391712116157158790~IntegerDigits~18. Feb 9, 2017 at 15:48 • you're right! One of these days I'm going to remember LetterNumber.... Feb 9, 2017 at 18:11 # Python 2, 56 bytes Simple iterative solution. a,b=0,1 exec'a,b=b,(a%9or a)+(b%9or b);'*input() print a  Try it online! Using (a%9or a)+(b%9or b) actually turned out to be shorter than sum(map(int(a+b)))! • I think you meansum(map(int,a+b)) (can't figure out how to use  in comments) – user63571 Feb 8, 2017 at 20:55 # PowerShell, 79 bytes $b,$c=0,1;for($a=$args[0];$a;$a--){$z=[char[]]"$b$c"-join'+'|iex;$b=$c;$c=$z}$b  Try it online! Lengthy boring iterative solution that does direct digit-sum calculations each for loop. At the end of the loop, the number we want is in $b, so that's left on the pipeline and output is implicit. Note that if the input is 0, then the loop won't enter since the conditional is false, so $b remains 0. ## Batch, 85 bytes @set/ax=0,y=1 @for /l %%i in (1,1,%1)do @set/az=x-x/10*9+y-y/10*9,x=y,y=z @echo %x%  I was wondering how I was going to port my JavaScript answer to batch but the clue was in @Dennis's Python solution. # Pyth, 20 bytes J,01VQ=+JssjRT>2J)@J  A program that takes input of a zero-indexed integer and prints the result. Test suite (First part for formatting) How it works [Explanation coming later] ## Ruby, 58 bytes ->n{n<3?n<=>0:"9aa2358dc7a89hhgfda56b8a"[n%24].to_i(18)}  The simple hardcoded solution. # stacked, 40 bytes {!2:>[:$digitsflatmap sum\last\,]n*last}


This lambda is equivalent to the following lambda:

{n : 2:>[:$digitsflatmap sum\last\,]n*last}  Try it online! # Octave, 148 bytes function f = fib(n) if (n <= 1) f = n; else f = sum(int2str((fib(n - 1)))-48) + sum(int2str((fib(n - 2)))-48); endif endfunction  • Welcome to ppcg! Nice first post! Feb 6, 2017 at 1:31 ## Haskell, 151 bytes import Numeric import Data.Char s i=foldr(\c i->i+digitToInt c)0$showInt i""
d a b=a:d b(s a+s b)
f 0=0
f 1=1
f 2=1
f i=d 2 3!!fromIntegral(mod(i-3)24)


Invoke the function with f 123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678, for example.

The code works also with very big indices. Because of the implemented modulo 24 functionality it is very fast.

The uncompressed code:

-- FibonacciDigital
-- Gerhard
-- 13 February 2017

module FibonacciDigital () where

import Numeric
import Data.Char

-- sum of digits
digitSum :: Int -> Int
digitSum i = foldr (\c i -> i + digitToInt c) 0 $showInt i "" -- fibonacci digital sequence function with arbitrary starting values fibonacciDigitals :: Int -> Int -> [Int] fibonacciDigitals a b = a : fibonacciDigitals b (digitSum a + digitSum b) -- index -> fibonacci digital value f :: Integer -> Int f 0 = 0 f 1 = 1 f 2 = 1 f i = fibonacciDigitals 2 3 !! fromIntegral (mod (i-3) 24) -- End  # R, 90 bytes A horribly long solution, but it's better than the 108 I originally had. I suspect that there is a lot better way to do this, but I can't see it at the moment. function(n,x=0:1){repeatif(n,{x=c(x,sum(scan(t=gsub('',' ',x))))[-1];n=n-1},break);x[1]}  This is an unnamed function that uses gsub and scan(t= to split the numbers in the vector into digits. The sum of these is added to the vector while the first item is dropped. repeat is used to step through the sequence n times and the result is the first item of the vector. # PHP, 80 Bytes for($r=[0,1];$i<$argn;)$r[]=array_sum(str_split($r[$i].$r[++$i]));echo$r[\$argn];


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## Mathematica, 67 bytes

r=IntegerDigits;f@0=0;f@1=1;f[x_]:=f@x=Tr@r@f[x-1]+Tr@r@f[x-2];f@#&
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