Proposes updates to A033178, A033179. [multiset notations]

[Marc LeBrun]

 >=Brendan McKay
 > Can I suggest "1 (n-2 times)"?

This is clear enough for this sequence...
...do we need to adopt a standard for the OEIS?


 > Let's not use nonstandard notation as both these suggestions are.

What notation, if any, is "standard" for multisets aka "bags"?

The most common choice seems to be to overload exponentiation, so

   {n, 2, 1x(n-2)}

would be written

   n^1 2^1 1^(n-2).

The asymmetry of the left and right operands of ^ is already established 
and familiar, as is equivalence under reordering of the "factors".

(This obviously neatly associates each n-part partition with a kind of 
"Goedelization".  What this has to do with the definition of the original 
sequence I'm not sure...)


Anyway, a Google image search looking for bag notation examples produced 
several amusing pictures, including

http://www.sanwa.co.jp/product/syohin.asp?code=FA-MULTISET&cate=3

"Enjoy"!