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a(3) = 18 because there are 18 one-element transitions among the set partitions of n=3 elements ([x,z,y,...] means element 1 belongs to set x, element 2 belongs to set z, element 3 belongs to set y):

[1, 1, 1] -> [1, 1, 2]; [1, 1, 1] -> [1, 2, 1]; [1, 1, 1] -> [1, 2, 2];

[1, 1, 2] -> [1, 1, 1]; [1, 1, 2] -> [1, 2, 1]; [1, 1, 2] -> [1, 2, 2];

[1, 1, 2] -> [1, 2, 3]; [1, 2, 1] -> [1, 1, 1]; [1, 2, 1] -> [1, 1, 2];

[1, 2, 1] -> [1, 2, 2]; [1, 2, 1] -> [1, 2, 3]; [1, 2, 2] -> [1, 1, 1];

[1, 2, 2] -> [1, 1, 2]; [1, 2, 2] -> [1, 2, 1]; [1, 2, 2] -> [1, 2, 3];

[1, 2, 3] -> [1, 1, 2]; [1, 2, 3] -> [1, 2, 1]; [1, 2, 3] -> [1, 2, 2];

The rather long Maple program to generate the sequence is available on request.

Cf. A093694, A093695.

Sequence in context: A055357 A087291 A005969 this_sequence A101570 A006043 A112328

Adjacent sequences: A094248 A094249 A094250 this_sequence A094252 A094253 A094254

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Thomas Wieder (wieder.thomas(AT)t-online.de), Apr 25 2004