[chickenstrips]

For fixed n, a block (x,y) contains the numbers n/2y^2-n/2y + yz + x for all 0 <= z < n.

[drdeca]

Making sure I am parsing that correctly:

Is that

((n/2) * y^2) - ((n/2) * y) + (y * z) + x ? (For z ranging from 0 to n)

If so, alright, that makes more sense to me, thanks.

So, n * (y * (y-1)/2) + x + y * z ?

Edit: does HN have an escape character to deal with the asterisks?

[dEnigma]

Having whitespace after the asterisk or indenting the line by two or more spaces seem to be the only possibilities according to the "Formatting Options"[1]

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc

[SomeMathComment]

(n/2)y^2-(n/2)y + yz + x