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The sequence is the same no matter which of the six patterns of three letters is chosen as the one to be avoided.

A simple context-free grammar.

Number of lattice paths from (0,0) to (2n-2,0) that stay (weakly) in the first quadrant and such that each step is either U=(1,1), D=(1,-1), or L=(3,1). Equivalently, underdiagonal lattice paths from (0,0) to (n-1,n-1) and such that each step is either (1,0), (0,1), or (2,1). E.g., a(4)=9 because in addition to the five Dyck paths from (0,0) to (6,0) [UDUDUD, UDUUDD, UUDDUD, UUDUDD, UUUDDD] we have LDUD, LUDD, ULDD and UDLD. - Emeric Deutsch, Dec 21 2003

Hankel transform of a(n+1) is A006125(n+1). - Paul Barry, Apr 01 2007

Also, a(n+1) is the number of walks from (0,0) to (n,0) using steps (1,1), (1,-1) and (0,-1). See the U(n,k) array in A071943, where A052709(n+1) = U(n,0). - N. J. A. Sloane, Mar 29 2013

Diagonal sums of triangle in A085880. - Philippe Deléham, Nov 15 2013

From Gus Wiseman, Jun 17 2021: (Start)

Conjecture: For n > 0, also the number of sequences of length n - 1 covering an initial interval of positive integers and avoiding three terms (..., x, ..., y, ..., z, ...) such that x <= y <= z. The version avoiding the strict pattern (1,2,3) is A226316. Sequences covering an initial interval are counted by A000670. The a(1) = 1 through a(4) = 9 sequences are:

() (1) (1,1) (1,2,1)

(1,2) (1,3,2)

(2,1) (2,1,1)

(2,1,2)

(2,1,3)

(2,2,1)

(2,3,1)

(3,1,2)

(3,2,1)

(End)

We define a pattern to be a finite sequence covering an initial interval of positive integers. Patterns are counted by A000670 and ranked by A333217. A sequence S is said to match a pattern P if there is a not necessarily contiguous subsequence of S whose parts have the same relative order as P. For example, (3,1,1,3) matches (1,1,2), (2,1,1), and (2,1,2), but avoids (1,2,1), (1,2,2), and (2,2,1).

First differs from the non-dashed version A102726 at a(9) = 215, A102726(9) = 214, due to the composition (1,3,2,3).

The value a(11) = 7464 in Heubach et al. is a typo.

Theorem: A composition avoids 3-12 iff its leaders of maximal weakly decreasing runs are weakly increasing. For example, the composition q = (1,1,2,1,2,2,1,3) has maximal weakly decreasing runs ((1,1),(2,1),(2,2,1),(3)), with leaders (1,2,2,3), which are weakly increasing, so q is counted under a(13); also q avoids 3-12, as required. On the other hand, the composition q = (3,2,1,2,2,1,2) has maximal weakly decreasing runs ((3,2,1),(2,2,1),(2)), with leaders (3,2,2), which are not weakly increasing, so q is not counted under a(13); also q matches 3-12, as required. - Gus Wiseman, Aug 21 2024

From Robert A. Proctor, Jul 18 2017: (Start)

a(n) is the number of words of length n on {1,2,...,r} with positive multiplicities as 1 <= r <= n avoiding the pattern 123. [This is easy to see from the next comment.]

a(n) is the number of 123-avoiding ordered set partitions of {1,2,...,n}. [This is Cor. 2.3 of the Chen-Dai-Zhou reference.] (End)

The k-th composition in standard order (graded reverse-lexicographic, A066099) is obtained by taking the set of positions of 1's in the reversed binary expansion of k, prepending 0, taking first differences, and reversing again. This gives a bijective correspondence between nonnegative integers and integer compositions.

We define a pattern to be a finite sequence covering an initial interval of positive integers. Patterns are counted by A000670 and ranked by A333217. A sequence S is said to match a pattern P if there is a not necessarily contiguous subsequence of S whose parts have the same relative order as P. For example, (3,1,1,3) matches (1,1,2), (2,1,1), and (2,1,2), but avoids (1,2,1), (1,2,2), and (2,2,1).

The k-th composition in standard order (graded reverse-lexicographic, A066099) is obtained by taking the set of positions of 1's in the reversed binary expansion of k, prepending 0, taking first differences, and reversing again. This gives a bijective correspondence between nonnegative integers and integer compositions.

We define a pattern to be a finite sequence covering an initial interval of positive integers. Patterns are counted by A000670 and ranked by A333217. A sequence S is said to match a pattern P if there is a not necessarily contiguous subsequence of S whose parts have the same relative order as P. For example, (3,1,1,3) matches (1,1,2), (2,1,1), and (2,1,2), but avoids (1,2,1), (1,2,2), and (2,2,1).

We define a pattern to be a finite sequence covering an initial interval of positive integers. Patterns are counted by A000670 and ranked by A333217. A sequence S is said to match a pattern P if there is a not necessarily contiguous subsequence of S whose parts have the same relative order as P. For example, (3,1,1,3) matches (1,1,2), (2,1,1), and (2,1,2), but avoids (1,2,1), (1,2,2), and (2,2,1).

The k-th composition in standard order (graded reverse-lexicographic, A066099) is obtained by taking the set of positions of 1's in the reversed binary expansion of k, prepending 0, taking first differences, and reversing again. This gives a bijective correspondence between nonnegative integers and integer compositions.

We define a pattern to be a finite sequence covering an initial interval of positive integers. Patterns are counted by A000670 and ranked by A333217. A sequence S is said to match a pattern P if there is a not necessarily contiguous subsequence of S whose parts have the same relative order as P. For example, (3,1,1,3) matches (1,1,2), (2,1,1), and (2,1,2), but avoids (1,2,1), (1,2,2), and (2,2,1).