Definition:Square Number/Definition 2

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Definition

Square numbers are defined as:

$S_n = \begin {cases} 0 & : n = 0 \\ S_{n - 1} + 2 n - 1 & : n > 0 \end {cases}$

for $n = 1, 2, 3, \ldots$


Examples of Square Numbers

The first few square numbers are as follows:

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Sequence of Square Numbers

The sequence of square numbers, for $n \in \Z_{\ge 0}$, begins:

$0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, \ldots$


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