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A030449
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Number of elements in the free band (idempotent semigroup) on n generators.
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2
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OFFSET
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1,2
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COMMENTS
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An idempotent semigroup satisfies the equation xx=x for any element x.
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REFERENCES
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J. Howie, Fundamentals of Semigroup Theory, Oxford University Press 1995, p. 123.
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LINKS
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FORMULA
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a(n) = Sum_{k=1..n} C(n, k) A030450(k).
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CROSSREFS
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KEYWORD
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nonn
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AUTHOR
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marcel_j(AT)hilbert.maths.utas.edu.au (Marcel Jackson)
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STATUS
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approved
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