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a(n) is the number of Dyck paths of semilength n with no UUDD. See A025242 for a bijection between paths avoiding DDUU versus UUDD.

Also number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (n,n) which do not go above the diagonal x=y using steps (1,k), (k,1) with k>=1. - Alois P. Heinz, Oct 07 2015

a(n) is the number of bargraphs of semiperimeter n (n>=2). Example: a(4) = 5; the 5 bargraphs correspond to the compositions [1,1,1], [1,2], [2,1], [2,2], [3]. - Emeric Deutsch, May 20 2016 [a(n) are the row sums of A271942 for n >= 2. Peter Luschny, Oct 18 2020]

a(n) is the number of skew Motzkin paths of length n. A skew Motzkin path is a path in the first quadrant which begins at the origin, ends on the x-axis, consists of steps U=(1,1) (up), D=(1,-1) (down), F=(1,0) (flat) and A=(-1,1) (anti-down) so that down and anti-down steps do not overlap. - Sergey Kirgizov, Oct 03 2018

From Gus Wiseman, Jul 04 2019: (Start)

Conjecture: Also the number of maximal simple graphs with vertices {1..n} and no weakly nesting edges. Two edges {a,b}, {c,d} are weakly nesting if a <= c < d <= b or c <= a < b <= d. For example, the a(1) = 1 through a(5) = 13 edge-sets are:

{} {12} {13} {14} {15}

{12,23} {12,24} {12,25}

{13,24} {13,25}

{13,34} {14,25}

{12,23,34} {14,35}

{14,45}

{12,23,35}

{12,24,35}

{12,24,45}

{13,24,35}

{13,24,45}

{13,34,45}

{12,23,34,45}

Cf. A006125, A054726, A117662, A326244, A326257, A326289, A326293, A326329, A326337, A326338, A326340.

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a(n) is the number of Dyck n-paths in which no nonterminal descent has the same length as the preceding ascent. Example: a(3) = 2 counts UUDUDD and UUUDDD where the latter path qualifies because DDD is the terminal descent. - David Callan, Dec 14 2021

Related to Schröder's second problem.

A001006 gives number of ways of drawing any number of nonintersecting chords between n points on a circle, while this sequence gives number of ways of drawing noncrossing chords between n points on a circle. The difference is that nonintersection chords have no point in common, while noncrossing chords may share an endpoint. - David W. Wilson, Jan 30 2003

For n>0, a(n) = number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (n-1,n-1) that consist of steps (i,j), i,j nonnegative integers not both 0 and that stay strictly below the line y=x except at their endpoints. For example, a(3)=8 counts the paths with following step sequences: {(2, 2)}, {(2, 1), (0, 1)}, {(2, 0), (0, 2)}, {(2, 0), (0, 1), (0, 1)}, {(1, 0), (1, 2)}, {(1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 1)}, {(1, 0), (1, 0), (0, 2)}, {(1, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1), (0, 1)}. If the word "strictly" is replaced by "weakly", the counting sequence becomes A059435. - David Callan, Jun 07 2006

The nodes on the circle are distinguished by their positions but are otherwise unlabeled. - Lee A. Newberg, Aug 09 2011

From Gus Wiseman, Jun 22 2019: (Start)

Conjecture: Also the number of simple graphs with vertices {1..n} not containing any pair of nesting edges. Two edges {a,b}, {c,d} where a < b and c < d are nesting if a < c and b > d or a > c and b < d. For example, the a(0) = 1 through a(3) = 8 non-nesting edge-sets are:

{} {} {} {}

{12} {12}

{13}

{23}

{12,13}

{12,23}

{13,23}

{12,13,23}

Cf. A001519, A117662, A326244, A326256, A326257, A326279.

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First differs from A326255 in lacking 2599.

A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798. The multiset multisystem with MM-number n is obtained by taking the multiset of prime indices of each prime index of n.

A multiset partition is nesting if it has two blocks of the form {...x,y...}, {...z,t...} where x < z and t < y or z < x and y < t. This is a stronger condition than capturing, so for example {{1,3,5},{2,4}} is capturing but not nesting.

A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798. The multiset multisystem with MM-number n is obtained by taking the multiset of prime indices of each prime index of n.

A multiset partition is unsortable if no permutation has an ordered concatenation. For example, the multiset partition ((1,2),(1,1,1),(2,2,2)) is sortable because the permutation ((1,1,1),(1,2),(2,2,2)) has concatenation (1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2), which is weakly increasing.

First differs from A326256 in having 2599.

A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798. The multiset multisystem with MM-number n is obtained by taking the multiset of prime indices of each prime index of n.

A multiset partition is capturing if it has two blocks of the form {...x...y...} and {...z...t...} where x < z and t < y or z < x and y < t. This is a weaker condition than nesting, so for example {{1,3,5},{2,4}} is capturing but not nesting.

A multiset partition is normal if it covers an initial interval of positive integers. It is sortable if some permutation has an ordered concatenation. For example, the multiset partition {{1,2},{1,1,1},{2,2,2}} is sortable because the permutation ((1,1,1),(1,2),(2,2,2)) has concatenation (1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2), which is weakly increasing.

These are digraphs with the property that, if the edges are listed in lexicographic order, the sequence of targets is weakly increasing. For example, the digraph with lexicographically ordered edge set {(1,2),(2,1),(3,1),(3,2)} is nesting because the targets are (2,1,1,2), a sequence that is not weakly increasing.

Also the number of non-semicrossing digraphs with vertices {1..n}, where two edges (a,b), (c,d) are semicrossing if a < c and b < d or a > c and b > d. For example, the a(2) = 4 non-semicrossing digraph edge-sets are:

{}

{11}

{12}

{21}

{22}

{11,12}

{11,21}

{12,21}

{12,22}

{21,22}

{11,12,21}

{12,21,22}

Apparently a duplicate of A152254. - R. J. Mathar, Jul 12 2019

Two edges {a,b}, {c,d} are weakly nesting if a <= c < d <= b or c <= a < b <= d.

A prime index of n is a number m such that prime(m) divides n. The multiset of prime indices of n is row n of A112798. The multiset multisystem with MM-number n is obtained by taking the multiset of prime indices of each prime index of n.

A set partition is capturing if it has two blocks of the form {...x...y...} and {...z...t...} where x < z and y > t or x > z and y < t. It is nesting if it has two blocks of the form {...x,y...} and {...z,t...} where x < z and y > t or x > z and y < t. Capturing is a weaker condition than nesting, so for example {{1,3,5},{2,4}} is capturing but not nesting.

Number of simple graphs with vertices {1..n} containing two edges {a,b}, {c,d} that are weakly crossing, meaning a <= c < b <= d or c <= a < d <= b.