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Is it valid to compare solving vs checking NP problems using average time per logical step?

I’ve been exploring a measurement approach for NP and NP-complete problems based on average time per logical step.I define:...

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Solutions to $x^n \equiv x \pmod{n}$ for composite $n$.

By Fermat's Little Theorem we know that if $p$ is some prime number, the congruence $x^p \equiv x \pmod{p}$ is solved by any integer $x$, but can we say something about the solutions to $x^n \equiv x \...

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Proof of Linearly independece set [duplicate]

Let $L_S:F^n→F^m$ be a linear map which has null space $O$.Prove: if $H^1,\dots,H^k$ are linearly independent elements in $F^n$, then $L_S (H^1 ),\dots,L_S (H^k )$ are linearly independent elements ...

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Integer sequence with largest prime factor

Consider the function $F:\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{N}$ such that $F(n)=\tfrac{n^2-n}{\delta(n^2-n)}$, where $\delta$ returns the biggest prime factor of its input. I wonder if this function always ...

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Arrangements of 10 Balls Chosen from Red and Blue, Where Every Blue Ball Has a Blue Neighbor(need pure combinatorics solution)

QuestionConsider a linear arrangement of $10$ balls selected from an infinite supply of blue and red balls.Determine the total number of distinct arrangements that satisfy the following condition:...

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How many odd numbers are there in one row in Pascal's triangle?

I was looking at the pattern of odd entries in Pascal’s triangle and noticed that every row contains an even count of odd numbers. This is easy to justify, but it led me to wonder how the exact count ...

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The Homotopy and Homology type of Hyperplane arrangements

This is a theorem in "Homotopy Types of Subspace Arrangementsvia Diagrams of Spaces" by Ziegler and Zivaljevic. I would be interested in if we can say more in the Case where $\mathcal{A}$ ...

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A problem concerning graph probelm in discrete structure [closed]

Prove by induction that in a simple graph, from any vertex that has odd degree, there is a path to another vertex with odd degree.

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How many ways to arrange BOOKKEEPER where two E’s appear consecutively but not three.

Q: How many ways to arrange BOOKKEEPER where two E’s appear consecutively but not three.Here What I've got : a) We can consider the two consecutive E’s as one block say X. Hence, we get a new string: ...

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Non-recursive, explicit rational sequence that converges to $\sqrt{2}$

Is there a non-recursive, explicit sequence of rational numbers that has $\sqrt{2}$ as a limit?I know of rational sequences such as $x_{n+1}=(x_n+2/x_{n})/2$ and $q_n=[10^n\sqrt{2}]/10^n$ that have $\...

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VC exponent of a set system

I would like to prove that the VC dimension of a set system $(X,\mathcal{R})$ never takes values in $(0,1).$For the sake of completeness, I'll define some basic ideas in this context.Definition: A ...

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Justification for Definition of Directed and Undirected Graph

It is commonly known that directed graphs are defined as a double $G_d:=(V,E)$ such that $E \subseteq V^2$, and that undirected graphs $G_u:=(V,E)$ such that $E \subseteq \left\{ \{a,b\}\Big\vert a \...

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Counting permutations where each element is the maximum or minimum of the prefix [duplicate]

I am trying to solve a combinatorial problem regarding a specific class of permutations.The Problem:Consider a permutation $\sigma$ of the set $\{1, 2, \dots, n\}$, where $n=13$.The permutation ...

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Defining ordinal multiplication for infinite families of ordinals without transfinite recursion

In Naive Set Theory p.82-83, Halmos defines ordinal addition by defining the ordinal sum of an infinite family ${A_i}$ of well-ordered sets, indexed by some well ordered set $I$. He then proceeds to ...

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Finding $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{l(n)}{n^2}$ for minimal vertex coloring satisfying a property for all $k \times k$ sub-squares

I am working on the following grid coloring problem and am stuck on finding the general form of $l(n)$.The ProblemSome of the vertices of the unit squares of an $n \times n$ chessboard are colored ...

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Is it valid to compare solving vs checking NP problems using average time per logical step?

Solutions to $x^n \equiv x \pmod{n}$ for composite $n$.

Proof of Linearly independece set [duplicate]

Integer sequence with largest prime factor

Arrangements of 10 Balls Chosen from Red and Blue, Where Every Blue Ball Has a Blue Neighbor(need pure combinatorics solution)

How many odd numbers are there in one row in Pascal's triangle?

The Homotopy and Homology type of Hyperplane arrangements

A problem concerning graph probelm in discrete structure [closed]

How many ways to arrange BOOKKEEPER where two E’s appear consecutively but not three.

Non-recursive, explicit rational sequence that converges to $\sqrt{2}$

VC exponent of a set system

Justification for Definition of Directed and Undirected Graph

Counting permutations where each element is the maximum or minimum of the prefix [duplicate]

Defining ordinal multiplication for infinite families of ordinals without transfinite recursion

Finding $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{l(n)}{n^2}$ for minimal vertex coloring satisfying a property for all $k \times k$ sub-squares

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