Special Matrix

A special matrix is an integer matrix whose entries satisfy

$a_(ij)={0 if j>i+1; -1 if j=i+1; 0 or 1 if j<=i.$

(1)

There are special minimal matrices of size .

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References

Knuth, D. E. "Problem 10470." Amer. Math. Monthly 102, 655, 1995.

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