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A396207
Number of relations R on an n-element set such that the transitive closure of R has exactly seven elements more than R.
0
0, 0, 0, 0, 7020, 2623730, 772712220, 304370184244
OFFSET
0,5
COMMENTS
Equivalently, a(n) is the number of binary relations R on an n-set for which exactly seven ordered pairs must be adjoined to obtain a transitive relation; i.e., |closure(R) \ R| = 7.
EXAMPLE
For n = 4, one of the a(4) = 7020 relations on {1, 2, 3, 4} that requires exactly seven new pairs to become transitive is R = {(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 1), (3, 1)}. Its transitive closure adds the seven pairs {(1, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4)}.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,hard,more
AUTHOR
Firdous Ahmad Mala, May 18 2026
STATUS
approved