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IntertwiningNumber on SetPartition ​

Pairs a < b in different blocks with no element of either block between them.

On SetPartition

The block intertwiners of Ehrenborg and Readdy (Juggling and applications to q-analogues), counted over all pairs of blocks.

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

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Distribution

Over SetPartitions at each size, tallied here in your browser; sizes past 10 are not offered.

FindStat St000490

The intertwining number of a set partition.

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

Data from FindStat, the combinatorial statistic finder; the page at findstat.org/St000490 has the rest.