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For n > 1, a(n) is the expected number of tosses of a fair coin to get n-1 consecutive heads. - Pratik Poddar, Feb 04 2011

For n > 2, Sum_{k=1..a(n)} (-1)^binomial(n, k) = A064405(a(n)) + 1 = 0. - Benoit Cloitre, Oct 18 2002

For n > 0, the number of nonempty proper subsets of an n-element set. - Ross La Haye, Feb 07 2004

Numbers j such that abs( Sum_{k=0..j} (-1)^binomial(j, k)*binomial(j + k, j - k) ) = 1. - Benoit Cloitre, Jul 03 2004

For n > 2 this formula also counts edge-rooted forests in a cycle of length n. - Woong Kook (andrewk(AT)math.uri.edu), Sep 08 2004

For n >= 1, conjectured to be the number of integers from 0 to (10^n)-1 that lack 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as a digit. - Alexandre Wajnberg, Apr 25 2005

Beginning with a(2) = 2, these are the partial sums of the subsequence of A000079 = 2^n beginning with A000079(1) = 2. Hence for n >= 2 a(n) is the smallest possible sum of exactly one prime, one semiprime, one triprime, ... and one product of exactly n-1 primes. A060389 (partial sums of the primorials, A002110, beginning with A002110(1)=2) is the analog when all the almost primes must also be squarefree. - Rick L. Shepherd, May 20 2005

From the second term on (n >= 1), the binary representation of these numbers is a 0 preceded by (n - 1) 1's. This pattern (0)111...1110 is the "opposite" of the binary 2^n+1: 1000...0001 (cf. A000051). - Alexandre Wajnberg, May 31 2005

The numbers 2^n - 2 (n >= 2) give the positions of 0's in A110146. Also numbers k such that k^(k + 1) = 0 mod (k + 2). - Zak Seidov, Feb 20 2006

Partial sums of A155559. - Zerinvary Lajos, Oct 03 2007

Number of surjections from an n-element set onto a two-element set, with n >= 2. - Mohamed Bouhamida, Dec 15 2007

It appears that these are the numbers n such that 3*A135013(n) = n*(n + 1), thus answering Problem 2 on the Mathematical Olympiad Foundation of Japan, Final Round Problems, Feb 11 1993 (see link Japanese Mathematical Olympiad).

Let P(A) be the power set of an n-element set A and R be a relation on P(A) such that for all x, y of P(A), xRy if x is a proper subset of y or y is a proper subset of x and x and y are disjoint. Then a(n+1) = |R|. - Ross La Haye, Mar 19 2009

The permutohedron Pi_n has 2^n - 2 facets [Pashkovich]. - Jonathan Vos Post, Dec 17 2009

First differences of A005803. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Oct 12 2011

For n >= 1, a(n + 1) is the smallest even number with bit sum n. Cf. A069532. - Jason Kimberley, Nov 01 2011

a(n) is the number of branches of a complete binary tree of n levels. - Denis Lorrain, Dec 16 2011

For n>=1, a(n) is the number of length-n words on alphabet {1,2,3} such that the gap(w)=1. For a word w the gap g(w) is the number of parts missing between the minimal and maximal elements of w. Generally for words on alphabet {1,2,...,m} with g(w)=g>0 the e.g.f. is Sum_{k=g+2..m} (m - k + 1)*binomial((k - 2),g)*(exp(x) - 1)^(k - g). a(3)=6 because we have: 113, 131, 133, 311, 313, 331. Cf. A240506. See the Heubach/Mansour reference. - Geoffrey Critzer, Apr 13 2014

For n > 0, a(n) is the minimal number of internal nodes of a red-black tree of height 2*n-2. See the Oct 02 2015 comment under A027383. - Herbert Eberle, Oct 02 2015

Conjecture: For n>0, a(n) is the least m such that A007814(A000108(m)) = n-1. - L. Edson Jeffery, Nov 27 2015

Actually this follows from the procedure for determining the multiplicity of prime p in C(n) given in A000108 by Franklin T. Adams-Watters: For p=2, the multiplicity is the number of 1 digits minus 1 in the binary representation of n+1. Obviously, the smallest k achieving "number of 1 digits" = k is 2^k-1. Therefore C(2^k-2) is divisible by 2^(k-1) for k > 0 and there is no smaller m for which 2^(k-1) divides C(m) proving the conjecture. - Peter Schorn, Feb 16 2020

For n >= 0, a(n) is the largest number you can write in bijective base-2 (a.k.a. the dyadic system, A007931) with n digits. - Harald Korneliussen, May 18 2019

The terms of this sequence are also the sum of the terms in each row of Pascal's triangle other than the ones. - Harvey P. Dale, Apr 19 2020

For n > 1, binomial(a(n),k) is odd if and only if k is even. - Charlie Marion, Dec 22 2020

For n >= 2, a(n+1) is the number of n X n arrays of 0's and 1's with every 2 X 2 square having density exactly 2. - David desJardins, Oct 27 2022

For n >= 1, a(n+1) is the number of roots of unity in the unique degree-n unramified extension of the 2-adic field Q_2. Note that for each p, the unique degree-n unramified extension of Q_p is the splitting field of x^(p^n) - x, hence containing p^n - 1 roots of unity for p > 2 and 2*(2^n - 1) for p = 2. - Jianing Song, Nov 08 2022

a(n+1) is the sum of the elements in the n-th row of triangle pertaining to A036561. - Amarnath Murthy, Jan 02 2002

Number of 2 X n binary arrays with a path of adjacent 1's and no path of adjacent 0's from top row to bottom row. - R. H. Hardin, Mar 21 2002

With offset 1, partial sums of A027649. - Paul Barry, Jun 24 2003

Number of distinct lines through the origin in the n-dimensional lattice of side length 2. A049691 has the values for the 2-dimensional lattice of side length n. - Joshua Zucker, Nov 19 2003

a(n+1)/(n+1)=(3*3^n-2*2^n)/(n+1) is the second binomial transform of the harmonic sequence 1/(n+1). - Paul Barry, Apr 19 2005

a(n+1) is the sum of n-th row of A036561. - Reinhard Zumkeller, May 14 2006

The sequence gives the sum of the lengths of the segments in Cantor's dust generating sequence up to the i-th step. Measurement unit = length of the segment of i-th step. - Giorgio Balzarotti, Nov 18 2006

Let T be a binary relation on the power set P(A) of a set A having n = |A| elements such that for every element x, y of P(A), xTy if x is a proper subset of y. Then a(n) = |T|. - Ross La Haye, Dec 22 2006

From Alexander Adamchuk, Jan 04 2007: (Start)

a(n) is prime for n in A057468.

p divides a(p) - 1 for prime p.

Quotients (3^p - 2^p - 1)/p, where p = prime(n), are listed in A127071.

Numbers k such that k divides 3^k - 2^k - 1 are listed in A127072.

Pseudoprimes in A127072(n) include all powers of primes {2,3,7} and some composite numbers that are listed in A127073, which includes all Carmichael numbers A002997.

Numbers n such that n^2 divides 3^n - 2^n - 1 are listed in A127074.

5 divides a(2n).

5^2 divides a(2*5n).

5^3 divides a(2*5^2n).

5^4 divides a(2*5^3n).

7^2 divides a(6*7n).

13 divides a(4n).

13^2 divides a(4*13n).

19 divides a(3n).

19^2 divides a(3*19n).

23^2 divides a(11n).

23^3 divides a(11*23n).

23^4 divides a(11*23^2n).

29 divides a(7n).

p divides a((p-1)n) for prime p>3.

p divides a((p-1)/2) for prime p in A097934. Also primes p such that 6 is a square mod p, except {2,3}, A038876(n).

p^(k+1) divides a(p^k*(p-1)/2*n) for prime p in A097934.

p^(k+1) divides a(p^k*(p-1)*n) for prime p>3.

Note the exception that for p = 23, p^(k+2) divides a(p^k*(p-1)/2*n).

There are no more such exceptions for primes p up to 600000. (End)

a(n) divides a(q*(n+1)-1), for all q integer. Leonardo Sarasua, Apr 15 2024

Final digits of terms follow sequence 1,5,9,5. - Enoch Haga, Nov 26 2007

This is also the second column sequence of the Sheffer triangle A143494 (2-restricted Stirling2 numbers). See the e.g.f. given below. - Wolfdieter Lang, Oct 08 2011

Partial sums give A000392. - Jon Perry, Apr 05 2014

For n >= 1, this is also row 2 of A281890: when consecutive positive integers are written as a product of primes in nondecreasing order, "3" occurs in n-th position a(n) times out of every 6^n. - Peter Munn, May 17 2017

a(n) is the number of ternary sequences of length n which include the digit 2. For example, a(2)=5 since the sequences are 02,20,12,21,22. - Enrique Navarrete, Apr 05 2021

a(n-1) is the number of ways we can form disjoint unions of two nonempty subsets of [n] such that the union contains n. For example, for n = 3, a(2) = 5 since the disjoint unions are {1}U{3}, {1}U{2,3}, {2}U{3}, {2}U{1,3}, and {1,2}U{3}. Cf. A000392 if we drop the requirement that the union contains n. - Enrique Navarrete, Aug 24 2021

Configures as a composite Koch Snowflake Fractal (see illustration in links) based on the five-fold division of the Cantor Square/Cantor Dust Fractal of (9^n-4^n)/5 see my illustration in (A016153). - John Elias, Oct 13 2021

Number of pairs (A,B) where B is a subset of {1,2,...,n} and A is a proper subset of B. - Jianing Song, Jun 18 2022

From Manfred Boergens, Mar 29 2023: (Start)

With regard to the comments by Ross La Haye and Jianing Song: Omitting "proper" gives A000244.

Number of pairs (A,B) where B is a nonempty subset of {1,2,...,n} and A is a nonempty subset of B. For nonempty proper subsets see a(n+1) in A028243. (End)

a(n) is the number of n-digit numbers whose smallest decimal digit is 7. - Stefano Spezia, Nov 15 2023

a(n-1) is the number of all possible player-reduced binary games observed by each player in an nx2 game assuming the individual strategies of k < n - 1 players are fixed and the remaining n - k - 1 player will play as one, either maintaining their status quo strategies or jointly adopting an alternative strategy. - Ambrosio Valencia-Romero, Apr 11 2024

Terms of A005187 repeated. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 06 2004

This sequence shows why in binary 0 and 1 are the only two numbers n such that n equals the sum of its digits raised to the consecutive powers (equivalent to the base-10 sequence A032799). 1 raised to any consecutive power is still 1 and thus any sum of digits raised to consecutive powers for any n > 1 falls short of equaling the value of n by the n-th term of this sequence. - Alonso del Arte, Jul 27 2004

Also the number of trailing zeros in the base-2 representation of n!. - Hieronymus Fischer, Jun 18 2007

Partial sums of A007814. - Philippe Deléham, Jun 21 2012

If n is in A089633 and n > 0, then a(n) = n - floor(log_2(n+1)). - Douglas Latimer, Jul 25 2012

For n > 1, denominators of integral numerator polynomials L(n,x) for the Legendre polynomials with o.g.f. 1/sqrt(1 - t*x + x^2). - Tom Copeland, Feb 04 2016

The definition of this sequence explains why, for n > 1, the highest power of 2 dividing n! added to the number of 1's in the binary expansion of n is equal to n. This result is due to the French mathematician Adrien Legendre (1752-1833) [see the Honsberger reference]. - Bernard Schott, Apr 07 2017

a(n) is the total number of 2's in the prime factorizations over the first n positive integers. The expected number of 2's in the factorization of an integer n is 1 (as n->infinity). Generally, the expected number of p's (for a prime p) is 1/(p-1). - Geoffrey Critzer, Jun 05 2017

Dimensions of the homogeneous parts of the free Lie algebra with one generator in 1,2,3, etc. (Lie analog of the partition numbers).

This sequence is the Lie analog of the partition sequence (which gives the dimensions of the homogeneous polynomials with one generator in each degree) or similarly, of the partitions into distinct (or odd numbers) (which gives the dimensions of the homogeneous parts of the exterior algebra with one generator in each dimension).

The number of cycles of length n of rectangle shapes in the process of repeatedly cutting a square off the end of the rectangle. For example, the one cycle of length 1 is the golden rectangle. - David Pasino (davepasino(AT)yahoo.com), Jan 29 2009

In music, the number of distinct rhythms, at a given tempo, produced by a continuous repetition of measures with identical patterns of 1's and 0's (where 0 means no beat, and 1 means one beat), where each measure allows for n possible beats of uniform character, and when counted under these two conditions: (i) the starting and ending times for the measure are unknown or irrelevant and (ii) identical rhythms that can be produced by using a measure with fewer than n possible beats are excluded from the count. - Richard R. Forberg, Apr 22 2013

Richard R. Forberg's comment does not hold for n=1 because a(1)=1 but there are the two possible rhythms: "0" and "1". - Herbert Kociemba, Oct 24 2016

The comment does hold for n=1 as the rhythm "0" can be produced by using a measure of 0 beats and so is properly excluded from a(1)=1 by condition (ii) of the comment. - Travis Scott, May 28 2022

a(n) is also the number of Lyndon compositions (aperiodic necklaces of positive integers) with sum n. - Gus Wiseman, Dec 19 2017

Mobius transform of A008965. - Jianing Song, Nov 13 2021

a(n) is the number of cycles of length n for the map x->1 - abs(2*x-1) applied on rationals 0Michel Marcus, Jul 16 2025

Write the numbers 1 through n in a circle, start at 1 and cross off every other number until only one number is left.

A version of the children's game "One potato, two potato, ...".

a(n)/A062383(n) = (0, 0.1, 0.01, 0.11, 0.001, ...) enumerates all binary fractions in the unit interval [0, 1). - Fredrik Johansson, Aug 14 2006

Iterating a(n), a(a(n)), ... eventually leads to 2^A000120(n) - 1. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Apr 09 2010

By inspection, the solution to the Josephus Problem is a sequence of odd numbers (from 1) starting at each power of 2. This yields a direct closed form expression (see formula below). - Gregory Pat Scandalis, Oct 15 2013

Also zero together with a triangle read by rows in which row n lists the first 2^(n-1) odd numbers (see A005408), n >= 1. Row lengths give A011782. Right border gives A000225. Row sums give A000302, n >= 1. See example. - Omar E. Pol, Oct 16 2013

For n > 0: a(n) = n + 1 - A080079(n). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Apr 14 2014

In binary, a(n) = ROL(n), where ROL = rotate left = remove the leftmost digit and append it to the right. For example, n = 41 = 101001_2 => a(n) = (0)10011_2 = 19. This also explains FTAW's comment above. - M. F. Hasler, Nov 02 2016

In the under-down Australian card deck separation: top card on bottom of a deck of n cards, next card separated on the table, etc., until one card is left. The position a(n), for n >= 1, from top will be the left over card. See, e.g., the Behrends reference, pp. 156-164. For the down-under case see 2*A053645(n), for n >= 3, n not a power of 2. If n >= 2 is a power of 2 the botton card survives. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 28 2020

a(n) is also the number of different lines determined by pair of vertices in an n-dimensional hypercube. The number of these lines modulo being parallel is in A003462. - Ola Veshta (olaveshta(AT)my-deja.com), Feb 15 2001

Let G_n be the elementary Abelian group G_n = (C_2)^n for n >= 1: A006516 is the number of times the number -1 appears in the character table of G_n and A007582 is the number of times the number 1. Together the two sequences cover all the values in the table, i.e., A006516(n) + A007582(n) = 2^(2n). - Ahmed Fares (ahmedfares(AT)my-deja.com), Jun 01 2001

a(n) is the number of n-letter words formed using four distinct letters, one of which appears an odd number of times. - Lekraj Beedassy, Jul 22 2003 [See, e.g., the Balakrishnan reference, problems 2.67 and 2.68, p. 69. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jul 16 2017]

Number of 0's making up the central triangle in a Pascal's triangle mod 2 gasket. - Lekraj Beedassy, May 14 2004

m-th triangular number, where m is the n-th Mersenne number, i.e., a(n)=A000217(A000225(n)). - Lekraj Beedassy, May 25 2004

Number of walks of length 2n+1 between two nodes at distance 3 in the cycle graph C_8. - Herbert Kociemba, Jul 02 2004

The sequence of fractions a(n+1)/(n+1) is the 3rd binomial transform of (1, 0, 1/3, 0, 1/5, 0, 1/7, ...). - Paul Barry, Aug 05 2005

Number of monic irreducible polynomials of degree 2 in GF(2^n)[x]. - Max Alekseyev, Jan 23 2006

(A007582(n))^2 + a(n)^2 = A007582(2n). E.g., A007582(3) = 36, a(3) = 28; A007582(6) = 2080. 36^2 + 28^2 = 2080. - Gary W. Adamson, Jun 17 2006

The sequence 6*a(n), n>=1, gives the number of edges of the Hanoi graph H_4^{n} with 4 pegs and n>=1 discs. - Daniele Parisse, Jul 28 2006

8*a(n) is the total border length of the 4*n masks used when making an order n regular DNA chip, using the bidimensional Gray code suggested by Pevzner in the book "Computational Molecular Biology." - Bruno Petazzoni (bruno(AT)enix.org), Apr 05 2007

If we start with 1 in binary and at each step we prepend 1 and append 0, we construct this sequence: 1 110 11100 1111000 etc.; see A109241(n-1). - Artur Jasinski, Nov 26 2007

Let P(A) be the power set of an n-element set A. Then a(n) = the number of pairs of elements {x,y} of P(A) for which x does not equal y. - Ross La Haye, Jan 02 2008

Wieder calls these "conjoint usual 2-combinations." The set of "conjoint strict k-combinations" is the subset of conjoint usual k-combinations where the empty set and the set itself are excluded from possible selection. These numbers C(2^n - 2,k), which for k = 2 (i.e., {x,y} of the power set of a set) give {1, 0, 1, 15, 91, 435, 1891, 7875, 32131, 129795, 521731, ...}. - Ross La Haye, Jan 15 2008

If n is a member of A000043 then a(n) is also a perfect number (A000396). - Omar E. Pol, Aug 30 2008

a(n) is also the number whose binary representation is A109241(n-1), for n>0. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 31 2008

From Daniel Forgues, Nov 10 2009: (Start)

If we define a spoof-perfect number as:

A spoof-perfect number is a number that would be perfect if some (one or more) of its odd composite factors were wrongly assumed to be prime, i.e., taken as a spoof prime.

And if we define a "strong" spoof-perfect number as:

A "strong" spoof-perfect number is a spoof-perfect number where sigma(n) does not reveal the compositeness of the odd composite factors of n which are wrongly assumed to be prime, i.e., taken as a spoof prime.

The odd composite factors of n which are wrongly assumed to be prime then have to be obtained additively in sigma(n) and not multiplicatively.

Then:

If 2^n-1 is odd composite but taken as a spoof prime then 2^(n-1)*(2^n - 1) is an even spoof perfect number (and moreover "strong" spoof-perfect).

For example:

a(8) = 2^(8-1)*(2^8 - 1) = 128*255 = 32640 (where 255 (with factors 3*5*17) is taken as a spoof prime);

sigma(a(8)) = (2^8 - 1)*(255 + 1) = 255*256 = 2*(128*255) = 2*32640 = 2n is spoof-perfect (and also "strong" spoof-perfect since 255 is obtained additively);

a(11) = 2^(11-1)*(2^11 - 1) = 1024*2047 = 2096128 (where 2047 (with factors 23*89) is taken as a spoof prime);

sigma(a(11)) = (2^11 - 1)*(2047 + 1) = 2047*2048 = 2*(1024*2047) = 2*2096128 = 2n is spoof-perfect (and also "strong" spoof-perfect since 2047 is obtained additively).

I did a Google search and didn't find anything about the distinction between "strong" versus "weak" spoof-perfect numbers. Maybe some other terminology is used.

An example of an even "weak" spoof-perfect number would be:

n = 90 = 2*5*9 (where 9 (with factors 3^2) is taken as a spoof prime);

sigma(n) = (1+2)*(1+5)*(1+9) = 3*(2*3)*(2*5) = 2*(2*5*(3^2)) = 2*90 = 2n is spoof-perfect (but is not "strong" spoof-perfect since 9 is obtained multiplicatively as 3^2 and is thus revealed composite).

Euler proved:

If 2^k - 1 is a prime number, then 2^(k-1)*(2^k - 1) is a perfect number and every even perfect number has this form.

The following seems to be true (is there a proof?):

If 2^k - 1 is an odd composite number taken as a spoof prime, then 2^(k-1)*(2^k - 1) is a "strong" spoof-perfect number and every even "strong" spoof-perfect number has this form?

There is only one known odd spoof-perfect number (found by Rene Descartes) but it is a "weak" spoof-perfect number (cf. 'Descartes numbers' and 'Unsolved problems in number theory' links below). (End)

a(n+1) = A173787(2*n+1,n); cf. A020522, A059153. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 28 2010

Also, row sums of triangle A139251. - Omar E. Pol, May 25 2010

Starting with "1" = (1, 1, 2, 4, 8, ...) convolved with A002450: (1, 5, 21, 85, 341, ...); and (1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ...) convolved with A002001: (1, 3, 12, 48, 192, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 26 2010

a(n) is also the number of toothpicks in the corner toothpick structure of A153006 after 2^n - 1 stages. - Omar E. Pol, Nov 20 2010

The number of n-dimensional odd theta functions of half-integral characteristic. (Gunning, p.22) - Michael Somos, Jan 03 2014

a(n) = A000217((2^n)-1) = 2^(2n-1) - 2^(n-1) is the nearest triangular number below 2^(2n-1); cf. A007582, A233327. - Antti Karttunen, Feb 26 2014

a(n) is the sum of all the remainders when all the odd numbers < 2^n are divided by each of the powers 2,4,8,...,2^n. - J. M. Bergot, May 07 2014

Let b(m,k) = number of ways to form a sequence of m selections, without replacement, from a circular array of m labeled cells, such that the first selection of a cell whose adjacent cells have already been selected (a "first connect") occurs on the k-th selection. b(m,k) is defined for m >=3, and for 3 <= k <= m. Then b(m,k)/2m ignores rotations and reflection. Let m=n+2, then a(n) = b(m,m-1)/2m. Reiterated, a(n) is the (m-1)th column of the triangle b(m,k)/2m, whose initial rows are (1), (1 2), (2 6 4), (6 18 28 8), (24 72 128 120 16), (120 360 672 840 496 32), (720 2160 4128 5760 5312 2016 64); see A249796. Note also that b(m,3)/2m = n!, and b(m,m)/2m = 2^n. Proofs are easy. - Tony Bartoletti, Oct 30 2014

Beginning at a(1) = 1, this sequence is the sum of the first 2^(n-1) numbers of the form 4*k + 1 = A016813(k). For example, a(4) = 120 = 1 + 5 + 9 + 13 + 17 + 21 + 25 + 29. - J. M. Bergot, Dec 07 2014

a(n) is the number of edges in the (2^n - 1)-dimensional simplex. - Dimitri Boscainos, Oct 05 2015

a(n) is the number of linear elements in a complete plane graph in 2^n points. - Dimitri Boscainos, Oct 05 2015

a(n) is the number of linear elements in a complete parallelotope graph in n dimensions. - Dimitri Boscainos, Oct 05 2015

a(n) is the number of lattices L in Z^n such that the quotient group Z^n / L is C_4. - Álvar Ibeas, Nov 26 2015

a(n) gives the quadratic coefficient of the polynomial ((x + 1)^(2^n) + (x - 1)^(2^n))/2, cf. A201461. - Martin Renner, Jan 14 2017

Let f(x)=x+2*sqrt(x) and g(x)=x-2*sqrt(x). Then f(4^n*x)=b(n)*f(x)+a(n)*g(x) and g(4^n*x)=a(n)*f(x)+b(n)*g(x), where b is A007582. - Luc Rousseau, Dec 06 2018

For n>=1, a(n) is the covering radius of the first order Reed-Muller code RM(1,2n). - Christof Beierle, Dec 22 2021

a(n) =

Mersenne numbers A000225 whose indices are primes. - Omar E. Pol, Aug 31 2008

All terms are of the form 4k-1. - Paul Muljadi, Jan 31 2011

Smallest number with Hamming weight A000120 = prime(n). - M. F. Hasler, Oct 16 2018

The 5th, 9th, 10th, ... terms are not prime. See A000668 and A065341 for the primes and for the composites in this sequence. - M. F. Hasler, Nov 14 2018 [corrected by Jerzy R Borysowicz, Apr 08 2025]

Except for the first term 3: all prime factors of 2^p-1 must be 1 or -1 (mod 8), and 1 (mod 2p). - William Hu, Mar 10 2024

Number of permutations of degree n with at most one fall; called "Grassmannian permutations" by Lascoux and Schützenberger. - Axel Kohnert (Axel.Kohnert(AT)uni-bayreuth.de)

Number of different permutations of a deck of n cards that can be produced by a single shuffle. [DeSario]

Number of Dyck paths of semilength n having at most one long ascent (i.e., ascent of length at least two). Example: a(4)=12 because among the 14 Dyck paths of semilength 4, the only paths that have more than one long ascent are UUDDUUDD and UUDUUDDD (each with two long ascents). Here U = (1, 1) and D = (1, -1). Also number of ordered trees with n edges having at most one branch node (i.e., vertex of outdegree at least two). - Emeric Deutsch, Feb 22 2004

Number of {12,1*2*,21*}-avoiding signed permutations in the hyperoctahedral group.

Number of 1342-avoiding circular permutations on [n+1].

2^n - n is the number of ways to partition {1, 2, ..., n} into arithmetic progressions, where in each partition all the progressions have the same common difference and have lengths at least 1. - Marty Getz (ffmpg1(AT)uaf.edu) and Dixon Jones (fndjj(AT)uaf.edu), May 21 2005

if b(0) = x and b(n) = b(n-1) + b(n-1)^2*x^(n-2) for n > 0, then b(n) is a polynomial of degree a(n). - Michael Somos, Nov 04 2006

The chromatic invariant of the Mobius ladder graph M_n for n >= 2. - Jonathan Vos Post, Aug 29 2008

Dimension sequence of the dual alternative operad (i.e., associative and satisfying the identity xyz + yxz + zxy + xzy + yzx + zyx = 0) over the field of characteristic 3. - Pasha Zusmanovich, Jun 09 2009

An elephant sequence, see A175654. For the corner squares six A[5] vectors, with decimal values between 26 and 176, lead to this sequence (without the first leading 1). For the central square these vectors lead to the companion sequence A168604. - Johannes W. Meijer, Aug 15 2010

a(n+1) is also the number of order-preserving and order-decreasing partial isometries (of an n-chain). - Abdullahi Umar, Jan 13 2011

A040001(n) = p(-1) where p(x) is the unique degree-n polynomial such that p(k) = a(k) for k = 0, 1, ..., n. - Michael Somos, May 12 2012

A130103(n+1) = p(n+1) where p(x) is the unique degree-n polynomial such that p(k) = a(k) for k = 0, 1, ..., n. - Michael Somos, May 12 2012

The number of labeled graphs with n vertices whose vertex set can be partitioned into a clique and a set of isolated points. - Alex J. Best, Nov 20 2012

For n > 0, a(n) is a B_2 sequence. - Thomas Ordowski, Sep 23 2014

See coefficients of the linear terms of the polynomials of the table on p. 10 of the Getzler link. - Tom Copeland, Mar 24 2016

Consider n points lying on a circle, then for n>=2 a(n-1) is the maximum number of ways to connect two points with non-intersecting chords. - Anton Zakharov, Dec 31 2016

Also the number of cliques in the (n-1)-triangular honeycomb rook graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Jul 14 2017

From Eric M. Schmidt, Jul 17 2017: (Start)

Number of sequences (e(1), ..., e(n)), 0 <= e(i) < i, such that there is no triple i < j < k with e(i) != e(j) < e(k). [Martinez and Savage, 2.7]

Number of sequences (e(1), ..., e(n)), 0 <= e(i) < i, such that there is no triple i < j < k with e(i), e(j), e(k) pairwise distinct. [Martinez and Savage, 2.7]

Number of sequences (e(1), ..., e(n)), 0 <= e(i) < i, such that there is no triple i < j < k with e(j) >= e(k) and e(i) != e(k) pairwise distinct. [Martinez and Savage, 2.7]

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Number of F-equivalence classes of Łukasiewicz paths. Łukasiewicz paths are F-equivalent iff the positions of pattern F are identical in these paths. - Sergey Kirgizov, Apr 08 2018

From Gus Wiseman, Feb 10 2019: (Start)

Also the number of connected partitions of an n-cycle. For example, the a(1) = 1 through a(4) = 12 connected partitions are:

{{1}} {{12}} {{123}} {{1234}}

{{1}{2}} {{1}{23}} {{1}{234}}

{{12}{3}} {{12}{34}}

{{13}{2}} {{123}{4}}

{{1}{2}{3}} {{124}{3}}

{{134}{2}}

{{14}{23}}

{{1}{2}{34}}

{{1}{23}{4}}

{{12}{3}{4}}

{{14}{2}{3}}

{{1}{2}{3}{4}}

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Number of subsets of n-set without the single-element subsets. - Yuchun Ji, Jul 16 2019

For every prime p, there are infinitely many terms of this sequence that are divisible by p (see IMO Compendium link and Doob reference). Corresponding indices n are: for p = 2, even numbers A299174; for p = 3, A047257; for p = 5, A349767. - Bernard Schott, Dec 10 2021

Primes are in A081296 and corresponding indices in A048744. - Bernard Schott, Dec 12 2021

Binary representation of the Kempner-Mahler number Sum_{k>=0} 1/2^(2^k) = A007404.

Also a(n) = A(n) mod 2 where A is any of A001700, A005573, A007854, A026641, A049027, A064063, A064088, A064090, A064092, A064325, A064327, A064329, A064331, A064613, A076026, A105523, A123273, A126694, A126930, A126931, A126982, A126983, A126987, A127016, A127053, A127358, A127360, A127361, A127363. - Philippe Deléham, May 26 2007

a(n) = (product of digits of n; n in binary notation) mod 2. This sequence is a transformation of the Thue-Morse sequence (A010060), since there exists a function f such that f(sum of digits of n) = (product of digits of n). - Ctibor O. Zizka, Feb 12 2008

a(n-1), n >= 1, the characteristic sequence for powers of 2, A000079, is the unique solution of the following formal product and formal power series identity: Product_{j>=1} (1 + a(j-1)*x^j) = 1 + Sum_{k>=1} x^k = 1/(1-x). The product is therefore Product_{l>=1} (1 + x^(2^l)). Proof. Compare coefficients of x^n and use the binary representation of n. Uniqueness follows from the recurrence relation given for the general case under A147542. - Wolfdieter Lang, Mar 05 2009

a(n) is also the number of orbits of length n for the map x -> 1-cx^2 on [-1,1] at the Feigenbaum critical value c=1.401155... . - Thomas Ward, Apr 08 2009

A054525 (Mobius transform) * A001511 = A036987 = A047999^(-1) * A001511 = the inverse of Sierpiński's gasket * the ruler sequence. - Gary W. Adamson, Oct 26 2009 [Of course this is only vaguely correct depending on how the fuzzy indexing in these formulas is made concrete. - R. J. Mathar, Jun 20 2014]

Characteristic function of A000225. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Mar 06 2012

Also parity of the Catalan numbers A000108. - Omar E. Pol, Jan 17 2012

For n >= 2, also the largest exponent k >= 0 such that n^k in binary notation does not contain both 0 and 1. Unlike for the decimal version of this sequence, A062518, where the terms are only conjectural, for this sequence the values of a(n) can be proved to be the characteristic function of A000225, as follows: n^k will contain both 0 and 1 unless n^k = 2^r-1 for some r. But this is a special case of Catalan's equation x^p = y^q-1, which was proved by Preda Mihăilescu to have no nontrivial solution except 2^3 = 3^2 - 1. - Christopher J. Smyth, Aug 22 2014

Image, under the coding a,b -> 1; c -> 0, of the fixed point, starting with a, of the morphism a -> ab, b -> cb, c -> cc. - Jeffrey Shallit, May 14 2016

Number of nonisomorphic Boolean algebras of order n+1. - Jianing Song, Jan 23 2020

Numbers whose binary representation avoids the sequences 110, 10100, 1001000, etc. Represents partitions. Start with empty partition and process each bit from left to right: if a zero, increase the size of the smallest part; if one, add a new size 1 part. This generates the partitions in Mathematica order. Can be regarded as a table with row lengths A000041(n); values 2^n <= a(m) < 2^(n+1) are in row n, representing the partitions of n. (Interpreting arbitrary binary numbers in this way generates compositions [also known as ordered partitions]; these are the compositions where the part sizes are in decreasing order of size.)

From Vladimir Shevelev, Dec 09 2013: (Start)

Every number in binary is a concatenation of parts of the form 10...0 with k>=0 zeros. For example, 5=(10)(1), 11=(10)(1)(1), 7=(1)(1)(1). Define c-multiplication [*] by adding multiplicities of parts (ordering by nonincreasing numbers of 0's). For example, 5[*]3=(10)(1)(1)(1)=23. Two numbers we call equivalent if they have the same parts with the same multiplicities. So 6~5, 12~9, 14~13~11.

The sequence lists equivalence classes of integers, choosing the minimal representative in each.

Note that, for two terms x,y we have x[*]y=y[*]x (commutativity), and for three terms x,y,z we have x[*](y[*]z)= (x[*]y)[*]z (associativity). 0 is the unit, i.e., 0[*]x=x. Moreover, one can consider different parts, i.e., {2^n} as "c-primes". Then every term is a unique "c-product" of "c-powers" of c-primes. For example, 7=(1)^3, 10=(10)^2, etc.

Further, one can naturally introduce "c-notions": c-divisor, c-divisibility, greatest common c-divisor of several numbers and least common c-multiple, Euler c-totient function (with notion of "r is c-prime to m"), etc.

Let x[+]y denote usual sum x+y in which we order parts over nonincreasing number of zeros. Then, of course, A114994 is closed over such operation. Then a(n+1) = a(n)[+]k, where k is the least number such that a(n)[+]k > a(n). For example, since a(10)=11, we have 11[+]1=9, 11[+]2=11, 11[+]3=11, 11[+]4=15>11. So, a(11)=15.

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