The bounce count of a Dyck path. For a Dyck path $D$ of length $2n$, this is the number of points $(i,i)$ for $1 \leq i < n$ that are touching points of the [[Mp00099|bounce path]] of $D$.

We associate to a CNakayama algebra (a Nakayama algebra with a cyclic quiver) with Kupisch series $L=[c_0,c_1,...,c_{n-1}]$ such that $n=c_0 < c_i$ for all $i > 0$ a Dyck path as follows: In the list $L$ delete the first entry $c_0$ and substract from all other entries $n-1$ and then append the last element 1 (this was suggested by Christian Stump). The result is a Kupisch series of an LNakayama algebra. Example: [5,6,6,6,6] goes into [2,2,2,2,1]. Now associate to the CNakayama algebra with the above properties the Dyck path corresponding to the Kupisch series of the LNakayama algebra. The statistic return the global dimension of the CNakayama algebra divided by 2.

The hat guessing number of a graph. Suppose that each vertex of a graph corresponds to a player, wearing a hat whose color is arbitrarily chosen from a set of $q$ possible colors. Each player can see the hat colors of his neighbors, but not his own hat color. All of the players are asked to guess their own hat colors simultaneously, according to a predetermined guessing strategy and the hat colors they see, where no communication between them is allowed. The hat guessing number $HG(G)$ of a graph $G$ is the largest integer $q$ such that there exists a guessing strategy guaranteeing at least one correct guess for any hat assignment of $q$ possible colors. Because it suffices that a single player guesses correctly, the hat guessing number of a graph is the maximum of the hat guessing numbers of its connected components.