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On $s$-additive sequences

For a non-negative integer $s$, a strictly increasing sequence of positive integers $\{a_n\}$ is called $s$-additive if for $n>2s$, $a_n$ is the least integer exceeding $a_{n-1}$ which has ...
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Some ideas about parking functions and integer partitions

We know that a integer partition of $\lambda=(\lambda_1, ..., \lambda_m)$ of $n$ satisfying $\lambda_1\geq \cdots \geq \lambda_m$ and $\sum_{i=1}^m\lambda_i=n$. Let $\mathcal{P}(n)$ be the set of ...
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Counting pieces when an object is cut n ways

I was reading a passage from an old essay by Martin Gardner on the calculus of finite differences, and it seems to me that there is more that can and should be said about seemingly anomalous values of ...
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A common combinatorial description for a certain type of recurrences

For integer-valued sequences $(x_n)_{n=0}^\infty$, consider recurrences of the form $$x_n=ax_{n-1}+(bn+c)x_{n-2} \tag{$*$}\label{star}$$ for $n\ge2$, where $a,b,c$ are integers. There seem to be many ...
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A conjecture harmonic numbers

I will outlay a few observations applying to the harmonic numbers that may be interesting to prove (if it hasn't already been proven). From the Online Encyclopedia of Positive Integers we have: $a(n)$ ...
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Ordered $m$-tuples with fixed number of changes

Given $1\leq k\leq m$, $2\leq d\leq c i\ln i$ and $2\leq i\leq c'\ln(mi\ln i)$ at some $c,c'>0$ how many sequences (lower and upper bounds) are of form $$z_1,\dots,z_m$$ on the condition that $$0\...
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Guess (or upper bound) the general formula for a double sequence

Let $t,s \geq 0$ be integers. We have the following recursive formula: $$f(t+1,s) = f(t,s) + f(t,s-1) + \sum_{0\leq a,b,c \leq h(t):\\a+b+c = s-1}f(t,a)f(t,b)f(t,c),$$ where $$h(t) = \frac{1}{2}3^t -\...
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Counting hyperplane arrangements up to combinatorial equivalence, simple examples and history

Two arrangements of (affine) hyperplanes in $d$-dimensional Euclidean space are combinatorially isomorphic (or combinatorially equivalent) if they have isomorphic posets of faces. Counting the ...
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"flavored" equivalence classes of permutations

We say two permutations $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ in the symmetric group $\mathfrak{S}_n$ are $k$-equivalent, denoted $\pi_1 \sim_k \pi_2$, if one can be determined from the other after a finite number of ...
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Number of subsets that sum to $0$

Suppose you choose $n$ distinct random numbers from a contiguous subset of cardinality $f({\beta, n})$ with at least $f({\alpha_+, n})$ positive and at least $f({\alpha_-, n})$ negative values from a ...
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Are the Gessel sequence integers composite for all $n\ge 3$?

The Gessel sequence is known for Ira Gessel's Lattice Path Conjecture of $2001$, which has been proved by Kauers, Koutschan and Zeilberger in $2009$ with the aid of a computer. Later, other proofs ...
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More asymptotics for trees

This is a follow up to my recent question on the asymptotics of A003238. Lucia gave a fine answer to that question, but as I hinted the 'real' problem I have in mind is slightly different, and I've ...
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Are the asymptotics of A003238 known?

Sequence A003238 of the OEIS counts ``rooted trees with $n$ vertices in which vertices at the same level have the same degree.'' The sequence, $a$, begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 16, ... and it is ...
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