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Shallit #8 · A ternary sequence with nonzero Hankel determinants

Does an infinite sequence on three real values exist for which every Hankel determinant of every order is nonzero?

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Does an infinite sequence on three real values exist for which every Hankel determinant of every order is nonzero?

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