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For n >= 3, a(n-1) is also the number of ways that a 3-cycle in the symmetric group S_n can be written as a product of 2 long cycles (of length n). - Ahmed Fares (ahmedfares(AT)my-deja.com), Aug 14 2001

a(n) is the number of Hamiltonian circuit masks for an n X n adjacency matrix of an undirected graph. - Chad Brewbaker, Jan 31 2003

a(n-1) is the number of necklaces one can make with n distinct beads: n! bead permutations, divide by two to represent flipping the necklace over, divide by n to represent rotating the necklace. Related to Stirling numbers of the first kind, Stirling cycles. - Chad Brewbaker, Jan 31 2003

Number of increasing runs in all permutations of [n-1] (n>=2). Example: a(4)=12 because we have 12 increasing runs in all the permutations of [3] (shown in parentheses): (123), (13)(2), (3)(12), (2)(13), (23)(1), (3)(2)(1). - Emeric Deutsch, Aug 28 2004

Minimum permanent over all n X n (0,1)-matrices with exactly n/2 zeros. - Simone Severini, Oct 15 2004

The number of permutations of 1..n that have 2 following 1 for n >= 1 is 0, 1, 3, 12, 60, 360, 2520, 20160, ... . - Jon Perry, Sep 20 2008

Starting (1, 3, 12, 60, ...) = binomial transform of A000153: (1, 2, 7, 32, 181, ...). - Gary W. Adamson, Dec 25 2008

First column of A092582. - Mats Granvik, Feb 08 2009

The asymptotic expansion of the higher order exponential integral E(x,m=1,n=3) ~ exp(-x)/x*(1 - 3/x + 12/x^2 - 60/x^3 + 360/x^4 - 2520/x^5 + 20160/x^6 - 81440/x^7 + ...) leads to the sequence given above. See A163931 and A130534 for more information. - Johannes W. Meijer, Oct 20 2009

For n>1: a(n) = A173333(n,2). - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 19 2010

Starting (1, 3, 12, 60, ...) = eigensequence of triangle A002260, (a triangle with k terms of (1,2,3,...) in each row given k=1,2,3,...). Example: a(6) = 360, generated from (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) dot (1, 1, 3, 12, 60) = (1 + 2 + 9 + 48 + 300). - Gary W. Adamson, Aug 02 2010

For n>=2: a(n) is the number of connected 2-regular labeled graphs on (n+1) nodes (Cf. A001205). - Geoffrey Critzer, Feb 16 2011.

The Fi1 and Fi2 triangle sums of A094638 are given by the terms of this sequence (n>=1). For the definition of these triangle sums see A180662. - Johannes W. Meijer, Apr 20 2011

Also [1, 1] together with the row sums of triangle A162608. - Omar E. Pol, Mar 09 2012

a(n-1) is, for n>=2, also the number of necklaces with n beads (only C_n symmetry, no turnover) with n-1 distinct colors and signature c[.]^2 c[.]^(n-2). This means that two beads have the same color, and for n=2 the second factor is omitted. Say, cyclic(c[1]c[1]c[2]c[3]..c[n-1]), in short 1123...(n-1), taken cyclically. E.g., n=2: 11, n=3: 112, n=4: 1123, 1132, 1213, n=5: 11234, 11243, 11324, 11342, 11423, 11432, 12134, 12143, 13124, 13142, 14123, 14132. See the next-to-last entry in line n>=2 of the representative necklace partition array A212359. - Wolfdieter Lang, Jun 26 2012

For m >= 3, a(m-1) is the number of distinct Hamiltonian circuits in a complete simple graph with m vertices. See also A001286. - Stanislav Sykora, May 10 2014

In factorial base (A007623) these numbers have a simple pattern: 1, 1, 1, 11, 200, 2200, 30000, 330000, 4000000, 44000000, 500000000, 5500000000, 60000000000, 660000000000, 7000000000000, 77000000000000, 800000000000000, 8800000000000000, 90000000000000000, 990000000000000000, etc. See also the formula based on this observation, given below. - Antti Karttunen, Dec 19 2015

Also (by definition) the independence number of the n-transposition graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, May 21 2017

Number of permutations of n letters containing an even number of even cycles. - Michael Somos, Jul 11 2018

Equivalent to Brewbaker's and Sykora's comments, a(n - 1) is the number of undirected cycles covering n labeled vertices, hence the logarithmic transform of A002135. - Gus Wiseman, Oct 20 2018

For n >= 2 and a set of n distinct leaf labels, a(n) is the number of binary, rooted, leaf-labeled tree topologies that have a caterpillar shape (column k=1 of A306364). - Noah A Rosenberg, Feb 11 2019

Also the clique covering number of the n-Bruhat graph. - Eric W. Weisstein, Apr 19 2019

a(n) is the number of lattices of the form [s,w] in the weak order on S_n, for a fixed simple reflection s. - Bridget Tenner, Jan 16 2020

For n > 3, a(n) = p_1^e_1*...*p_m^e_m, where p_1 = 2 and e_m = 1. There exists p_1^x where x <= e_1 such that p_1^x*p_m^e_m is a primitive Zumkeller number (A180332) and p_1^e_1*p_m^e_m is a Zumkeller number (A083207). Therefore, for n > 3, a(n) = p_1^e_1*p_m^e_m*r, where r is relatively prime to p_1*p_m, is also a Zumkeller number. - Ivan N. Ianakiev, Mar 11 2020

For n>1, a(n) is the number of permutations of [n] that have 1 and 2 as cycle-mates, that is, 1 and 2 are contained in the same cycle of a cyclic representation of permutations of [n]. For example, a(4) counts the 12 permutations with 1 and 2 as cycle-mates, namely, (1 2 3 4), (1 2 4 3), (1 3 2 4), (1 3 4 2), (1 4 2 3), (1 4 3 2), (1 2 3) (4), (1 3 2) (4), (1 2 4 )(3), (1 4 2)(3), (1 2)(3 4), and (1 2)(3)(4). Since a(n+2)=row sums of A162608, our result readily follows. - Dennis P. Walsh, May 28 2020

Analogous to A004488 or A048647 for the factorial base.

A self-inverse permutation of the natural numbers.

From Antti Karttunen, Aug 16-29 2016: (Start)

Consider the following way to view a factorial base representation of nonnegative integer n. For each nonzero digit d_i present in the factorial base representation of n (where i is the radix = 2.. = one more than 1-based position from the right), we place a pebble to the level (height) d_i at the corresponding column i of the triangular diagram like below, while for any zeros the corresponding columns are left empty:

.

Level

6 o

─ ─

5 . .

─ ─ ─

4 . . .

─ ─ ─ ─

3 . . . .

─ ─ ─ ─ ─

2 . . o . .

─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─

1 . o . . o o

─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─

Radix: 7 6 5 4 3 2

Digits: 6 1 2 0 1 1 = A007623(4491)

Instead of levels, we can observe on which "slope" each pebble (nonzero digit) is located at. Formally, the slope of nonzero digit d_i with radix i is (i - d_i). Thus in above example, both the most significant digit (6) and the least significant 1 are on slope 1 (called "maximal slope", because it contains digits that are maximal allowed in those positions), while the second 1 from the right is on slope 2 ("submaximal slope").

This involution (A225901) sends each nonzero digit at level k to the slope k (and vice versa) by flipping such a diagram by the shallow diagonal axis that originates from the bottom right corner. Thus, from above diagram we obtain:

Slope (= digit's radix - digit's value)

1

2 .

3 . .╲

4 . .╲o╲

5 . .╲.╲.╲

6 . .╲.╲o╲.╲

. .╲.╲.╲.╲o╲

o╲.╲.╲.╲.╲o╲

-----------------

1 5 3 0 2 1 = A007623(1397)

and indeed, a(4491) = 1397 and a(1397) = 4491.

Thus this permutation maps between polynomial encodings A275734 & A275735 and all the respective sequences obtained from them, where the former set of sequences are concerned with the "slopes" and the latter set with the "levels" of the factorial base representation. See the Crossrefs section.

Sequences A231716 and A275956 are closed with respect to this sequence, in other words, for all n, a(A231716(n)) is a term of A231716 and a(A275956(n)) is a term of A275956.

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Numbers that are sums of distinct factorials (0! and 1! not treated as distinct).

Complement of A115945; A115944(a(n)) > 0; A115647 is a subsequence. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Feb 02 2006

A115944(a(n)) = 1. - Reinhard Zumkeller, Dec 04 2011

From Tilman Piesk, Jun 04 2012: (Start)

The inversion vector (compare A007623) of finite permutation a(n) (compare A055089, A195663) has only zeros and ones. Interpreted as a binary number it is 2*n (or n when the inversion vector is defined without the leading 0).

The inversion set of finite permutation a(n) interpreted as a binary number (compare A211362) is A211364(n).

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Nonnegative integers such that the number of ones (A257511) in their factorial base representation (A007623) is zero.

Nonnegative integers such that the least missing nonzero digit (A257079) in their factorial base representation is one.

a(n) can be also directly computed from n by "shifting left" its factorial base representation (that is, by appending one zero to the right, see A153880) and then incrementing all nonzero digits by one, and then converting the resulting (still valid) factorial base number back to decimal. See the examples.

The sequences A227130 and A227132 are closed under a(n), in other words, permutation listed as the a(n)-th entry in tables A060117 & A060118 has the same parity as the n-th entry in those same tables.

Indexing starts from 0 (with a(0) = 1) to tally with the indexing used in A256450.

Numbers n for which is A260736(n) > 0.

Involution A225901 maps each term of this sequence to a unique term of A256450, and vice versa.

Number of factorial divisors of n. - Amarnath Murthy, Oct 19 2002

The sequence may be constructed as follows. Step 1: start with 1, concatenate and add +1 to last term gives: 1,2. Step 2: 2 is the last term so concatenate twice those terms and add +1 to last term gives: 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 we get 6 terms. Step 3: 3 is the last term, concatenate 3 times those 6 terms and add +1 to last term gives: 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, iterates. At k-th step we obtain (k+1)! terms. - Benoit Cloitre, Mar 11 2003

From Benoit Cloitre, Aug 17 2007, edited by M. F. Hasler, Jun 28 2016: (Start)

Another way to construct the sequence: start from an infinite series of 1's:

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ... Replace every second 1 by a 2 giving:

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, ... Replace every third 2 by a 3 giving:

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, ... Replace every fourth 3 by a 4 etc. (End)

This sequence is the fixed point, starting with 1, of the morphism m, where m(1) = 1, 2, and for k > 1, m(k) is the concatenation of m(k - 1), the sequence up to the first k, and k + 1. Thus m(2) = 1, 2, 1, 3; m(3) = 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4; m(4) = 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 5, etc. - Franklin T. Adams-Watters, Jun 10 2009

All permutations of n elements can be listed as follows: Start with the (arbitrary) permutation P(0), and to obtain P(n + 1), reverse the first a(n) + 1 elements in P(n). The last permutation is the reversal of the first, so the path is a cycle in the underlying graph. See example and fxtbook link. - Joerg Arndt, Jul 16 2011

Positions of rightmost change with incrementing rising factorial numbers, see example. - Joerg Arndt, Dec 15 2012

Records appear at factorials. - Robert G. Wilson v, Dec 21 2012

One more than the number of trailing zeros (A230403(n)) in the factorial base representation of n (A007623(n)). - Antti Karttunen, Nov 18 2013

A062356(n) and a(n) coincide quite often. - R. J. Cano, Aug 04 2014

For n>0 and 1<=j<=(n+1)!-1, (n+1)^2-1=A005563(n) is the number of times that a(j)=n-1. - R. J. Cano, Dec 23 2016

From Antti Karttunen, Aug 11-24 2016: (Start)

a(n) gives the number of occupied "digit slopes" in the factorial base representation of n, or more formally, the number of distinct elements in a multiset [(i_x - d_x) | where d_x ranges over each nonzero digit present in factorial base representation of n and i_x is that digit's position from the right]. Here one-based indexing is used, thus the least significant digit is in position 1. Each value {digit's position} - {digit's value} determines on which slope that particular nonzero digit is. The nonzero digits for which (position - digit) = 0, are said to be on the "maximal slope" (see A260736), those with value 1 on "sub-maximal", etc.

The number of occupied digit slopes translates directly to the number of drops in the n-th permutation as given in the list A060117 because only the largest (and thus leftmost) of all nonzero digits on any particular slope adds a (single) drop to the permutation, when constructed by the unranking algorithm employed in A060117.

The original definition of this sequence is (essentially):

a(n) = the average of digits (where "digits" may eventually obtain also any values > 9) in each siteswap pattern A060498(n) constructed from each permutation in list A060117, which is equal to number of balls used in that pattern.

The equivalence of the old and the new definitions is seen from the following (as kindly pointed by Olivier Gérard in personal mail): For any permutation p of [1..n], Sum(i=1..n) p(i)-i = 0 (whether taken modulo n or not), thus Sum(i=1..n) (p(i)-i modulo n) = Sum(i={set of nondrops}) (p(i)-i) + Sum(i={set of drops}) (n + (p(i)-i)) = 0 + n * #{set of drops}, where drops is the set of those i where p[i] < i and nondrops are those i for which p[i] >= 1.

Involution A225901 maps this metric to another metric A275806 which gives the number of distinct nonzero digits in factorial base representation of n. See also A275811.

A007489 (repunits in this context) gives the positions where a(n) = A084558(n) (the length of factorial base representation of n). These are also the positions of records.

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