A344112 Triangle read by rows: T(n,k) is the number of relations from an n-element set to a k-element set that are not functions.
1, 3, 12, 7, 56, 485, 15, 240, 4015, 65280, 31, 992, 32525, 1047552, 33551307, 63, 4032, 261415, 16773120, 1073726199, 68719430080, 127, 16256, 2094965, 268419072, 34359660243, 4398046231168, 562949952597769, 255, 65280, 16770655, 4294901760, 1099511237151
Offset: 1
Examples
T(2,2) = (number of relations) - (number of functions) = 2^4 - 4 = 12. Triangle T(n,k) begins: 1; 3, 12; 7, 56, 485; 15, 240, 4015, 65280; 31, 992, 32525, 1047552, 33551307;
Links
- Michael De Vlieger, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..1275 (rows n = 1..50, flattened)
- Mohammad K. Azarian, Remarks and Conjectures Regarding Combinatorics of Discrete Partial Functions, Int'l Math. Forum (2022) Vol. 17, No. 3, 129-141.
Programs
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Mathematica
Column[Table[2^(n*k) - k^n, {n, 10}, {k, n}], Center]
Formula
T(n,k) = 2^(n*k) - k^n, n,k >= 1.
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