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Number of rows of Table 1 of Djokovic, pp.9-14, where "n" in the table is 2n as indexed in this sequence. We introduce a canonical form for near-normal sequences NN(n), and using it we enumerate the equivalence classes of such sequences for even n up to 30. These sequences are needed for Yang multiplication in the construction of longer T-sequences from base sequences. Near-normal sequences were introduced by C.H. Yang. They can be viewed as quadruples of binary sequences (A;B;C;D) where A and B have length n + 1, while C and D have length n, and n has to be even. By definition, the sequences A = a_1, a_2, . . ., a_n+1 and B = b_1, b_2, . . ., b_n+1 are related by the equalities b_i = (-1)^(i-1) for 1 <= i <= n and b_n+1 = -a_n+1. Moreover it is required that the sum of the non-periodic autocorrelation functions of the four sequences be a delta function. Examples of near-

D. Z. Djokovic, Aperiodic complementary quadruples of binary sequences, JCMCC 27 (1998), 3-31. Correction: ibid 30 (1999), p. 254.

D. Z. Djokovic, A new Yang number and consequences, to appear in Designs, Codes and Cryptography. [From W. P. Orrick, Jan 02 2010]

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Dragomir Z. Djokovic, Hadamard matrices of small order and Yang conjecture, Mar 25, 2009.

Sequence in context: A076541 A159789 A153932 this_sequence A001131 A019177 A153941

Adjacent sequences: A158760 A158761 A158762 this_sequence A158764 A158765 A158766

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