The number of real roots of the characteristic polynomial of a linear recurrence associated with an integer partition. Consider the recurrence $$f(n)=\sum_{p\in\lambda} f(n-p).$$ This statistic returns the number of distinct real roots of the associated characteristic polynomial. For example, the partition $(2,1)$ corresponds to the recurrence $f(n)=f(n-1)+f(n-2)$ with associated characteristic polynomial $x^2-x-1$, which has two real roots.

The largest eigenvalue of a graph if it is integral. If a graph is $d$-regular, then its largest eigenvalue equals $d$. One can show that the largest eigenvalue always lies between the average degree and the maximal degree. This statistic is undefined if the largest eigenvalue of the graph is not integral.

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.