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A palindromic composition is a composition that is identical to its own reverse. There are 2^floor(n/2) palindromic compositions. A Carlitz composition has no two consecutive equal parts (A003242). This sequence enumerates compositions that are both palindromic and Carlitz.
a(9) = 7 because we have: 9, 1+7+1, 2+5+2, 4+1+4, 1+3+1+3+1, 2+1+3+1+2, 1+2+3+2+1. 2+3+4 is not counted because it is not palindromic. 3+3+3 is not counted because it has consecutive equal parts.
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Palindrome Palindromic compositions are counted by A016116.
Also the number of odd-length integer compositions of n into parts that are alternately unequal and equal (n > 0). The unordered version (partitions) is A053251. - Gus Wiseman, Feb 26 2022
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Alois P. Heinz, <a href="/A239327/b239327_2.txt">Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..5000</a>
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