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First differs from A212167 in containing 72.

First differs from A335433 in lacking 270, corresponding to the partition (3,2,2,2,1).

A sequence is alternating if it is alternately strictly increasing and strictly decreasing, starting with either. For example, the partition (3,3,2,2,2,2,1) has no alternating permutations, even though it has the anti-run permutations (2,3,2,3,2,1,2), (2,3,2,1,2,3,2), and (2,1,2,3,2,3,2).

The Heinz number of a partition (y_1,...,y_k) is prime(y_1)*...*prime(y_k). This gives a bijective correspondence between positive integers and integer partitions.

First differs from A335452 at a(30) = 4, A335452(30) = 6. The anti-runs (2,3,5) and (5,3,2) are not alternating.

A sequence is alternating if it is alternately strictly increasing and strictly decreasing, starting with either. For example, the partition (3,2,2,2,1) has no alternating permutation, even though it does have the anti-run permutations (2,3,2,1,2) and (2,1,2,3,2).

A factorization of n is a weakly increasing sequence of positive integers > 1 with product n.

We define the alternating product of a sequence (y_1,...,y_k) to be Product_i y_i^((-1)^(i-1)).

A composition of n is a finite sequence of positive integers summing to n.

The alternating sum of a sequence (y_1,...,y_k) is Sum_i (-1)^(i-1) y_i.

Number of subsets of {1,2,...,n} that contain more even than odd numbers.

Note that A058622 counts the nonempty subsets of {1,2,...,n} that contain more odd than even numbers.

From Gus Wiseman, Jul 22 2021: (Start)

Also the number of integer compositions of n + 1 with alternating sum < 0, where the alternating sum of a sequence (y_1,...,y_k) is Sum_i (-1)^(i-1) y_i. For example, the a(0) = 0 through a(6) = 6 compositions (empty columns indicated by dots) are:

. . (12) (13) (14) (15)

(23) (24)

(131) (141)

(1112) (1113)

(1211) (1212)

(1311)

Also the number of integer compositions of n + 1 with reverse-alternating sum < 0. For a bijection, keep the odd-length compositions and reverse the even-length ones.

Also the number of (n+1)-digit binary numbers with more 0's than 1's. For example, the a(0) = 0 through a(5) = 6 binary numbers are:

. . 100 1000 10000 100000

10001 100001

10010 100010

10100 100100

11000 101000

110000

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2*a(n) is the number of all-positive pinnacle sets that are admissible in the group S_{n+1}^B of signed permutations, but not admissible in S_{n+1}. - Bridget Tenner, Jan 06 2023

These partitions are characterized by either being a twin (x,x) or having a wiggly permutation. A sequence is wiggly if it is alternately strictly increasing and strictly decreasing, starting with either. For example, the partition (3,2,2,2,1) has no wiggly permutations, even though it has anti-run permutations (2,3,2,1,2) and (2,1,2,3,2).

Also the number of unordered factorizations of n with alternating sum 0.

Also the number of unordered factorizations of n with all even multiplicities.

This is the even-length case of A347437, the odd-length case being A347441.

An unordered factorization of n is a weakly increasing sequence of positive integers > 1 with product n.

We define the alternating product of a sequence (y_1,...,y_k) to be Product_i y_i^((-1)^(i-1)).

A variation of problem 11424 in the American Mathematical Monthly. Terms were brute-force calculated using Maple 10.

Proposed Problem 11610 in the Dec 2011 A.M.M.

From Gus Wiseman, Jul 27 2021: (Start)

Also the antidiagonal sums of the matrices counting integer compositions by length and alternating sum (A345197). So a(n) is the number of integer compositions of n + 1 of length (n - s + 3)/2, where s is the alternating sum of the composition. For example, the a(0) = 1 through a(6) = 7 compositions are:

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

(11) (21) (31) (41) (51) (61)

(121) (122) (123) (124)

(221) (222) (223)

(1112) (321) (322)

(1211) (1122) (421)

(1221) (1132)

(2112) (1231)

(2211) (2122)

(2221)

(3112)

(3211)

(11131)

(12121)

(13111)

For a bijection with the main (binary string) interpretation, take the run-lengths of each binary string of length n + 1 that satisfies the condition and starts with 1.

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We define a pattern to be a finite sequence covering an initial interval of positive integers. Patterns are counted by A000670. A sequence is alternating (cf. A025047) including pairs (x,x) if there are no adjacent triples (..., x, y, z, ...) where x <= y <= z or x >= y >= z. These sequences avoid the weak consecutive patterns (1,2,3) and (3,2,1).

An alternating pattern of length > 2 is necessarily an anti-run (A005649).

The version without pairs (x,x) is identical to this sequence except a(2) = 2 instead of 3.