"Thue-Morse sequence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Thue-Morse sequences [plural]
Etymology: Named after Axel Thue and Marston Morse, who studied it. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Thue-Morse sequence (plural Thue-Morse sequences)
  1. The infinitely long binary sequence obtained by starting with 0 and successively appending the Boolean complement of the sequence obtained thus far. Wikipedia link: Thue-Morse sequence

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