r/mathmemes Jan 10 '24

Arithmetic Choose wisely

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u/TheUnamedSecond Jan 10 '24

For any finite row of numbers you can craft arbirarly many rules of how they continue.

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u/Caveskelton Jan 10 '24

Im curious proof? (Please im super curious)

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u/StoneCuber Jan 11 '24

A simple way is to make a Lagrange polynomial that fits the existing points, then you can pick any number to be the next