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A357242
Number of n node tournaments that have exactly two circular triads.
3
24, 240, 2240, 21840, 228480, 2580480, 31449600, 412473600, 5801241600, 87178291200, 1394852659200, 23683435776000, 425430061056000, 8062248370176000, 160770717499392000, 3365514444644352000, 73798027581358080000, 1691677863018823680000, 40464026199993876480000
OFFSET
4,1
LINKS
J. B. Kadane, Some equivalence classes in paired comparisons, The Annals of Mathematical Statistics, 37 (1966), 488-494.
FORMULA
a(n) = n!*(n - 3 + (1/18)*(n - 4)*(n - 5)) (proven by Kadane).
EXAMPLE
For n = 4 the a(4) = 24 solution is 4!*(4 - 3 + (1/18)*(4 - 4)*(4 - 5)) = 24.
PROG
(R) fact(n)*(n-3+(1/18)*(n-4)*(n-5))
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A353119 A052520 A052724 * A000536 A151720 A052652
KEYWORD
nonn,easy
AUTHOR
Ian R Harris, Sep 19 2022
STATUS
approved