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List of numbers that are generated by a rule. Each number in the sequence is a term. For example, 3, 7, 11, 15, 19 is a sequence of five terms generated by adding 4 to the previous term. To generate a sequence, it is necessary to know the first term, the number of terms in the sequence, and the rule.
Examples of special sequences include:
odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9... the rule is add 2
even numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10... the rule is add 2
square numbers 1, 4, 9, 16, 25... the rule is 12, 22, 32, and so on
triangle numbers 1, 3, 6, 10, 15... the rule is 1, 1 + 2, 1 + 2 + 3, and so on
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