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Lower bound on the number of balanced graphs
Let $\alpha>1$ be a constant and define $B_n$ as the number of (labeled) balanced graphs with $n$ vertices and $\left\lceil \alpha n\right\rceil $ edges. The paper Strongly Balanced Graphs
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A generalization of coupon collector problem - $\geq1$ pick per experiment
Mix $T\geq1$ coupons numbered $1$ to $T$ with a set of $S\geq0$ number of dummy coupons with no numbers. Select $N\geq1$ coupons at each trial at random and put them back.
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Simple lower bounds for Bell numbers (number of set partitions)?
The $n$-th Bell number $B_n$ represents the number of distinct partitions of a set with $n$ distinguished elements.
It can be expressed as the infinite sum $B_n = (1/e)\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} (k^n/k!)$, ...