A novel graph invariant defined as D\G) = &(ß) deg(u) D(v), where D(v) is the sum of distances between v and all vertices of a graph G, is considered. Properties of the invariant are compared with properties of the Wiener index. A conjecture concerning decomposition of the Wiener index for graphs of cata-condensed benzenoid hydrocarbons is proposed.
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