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CrossingNumber on SetPartition ​

The largest number of arcs that mutually cross.

On SetPartition

FindStat's St000253. A set of arcs mutually crosses when all start before any ends; the longest such chain is found at each point between starts and ends.

Called as CombinatorialStat(x, "CrossingNumber"). The head's page has its examples.

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FindStat St000253

The crossing number of a set partition.

ObjectValue
{{1,2}}1
{{1,2,3}}1
{{1},{2}}0
{{1,2,3,4}}1
{{1,2},{3}}1
{{1,3},{2}}1
{{1},{2,3}}1
{{1,2,3,4,5}}1

Data from FindStat, the combinatorial statistic finder; the page at findstat.org/St000253 has the rest.