OFFSET
0,4
COMMENTS
Equivalently, a(n) is the number of binary relations R on an n-set for which exactly five ordered pairs must be adjoined to obtain a transitive relation; i.e., |closure(R) \ R| = 5.
EXAMPLE
For n = 0, 1 every relation is transitive, so a(0) = a(1) = 0.
For n = 3, one of the a(3) = 15 relations is R = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 1)}, whose transitive closure R = [3] X [3] adds exactly the five pairs (1, 3), (2, 1), (2, 2), (3, 2), (3, 3).
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,hard,more
AUTHOR
Firdous Ahmad Mala, May 14 2026
EXTENSIONS
a(6) from Christian Sievers, May 20 2026
STATUS
approved
