Impossible Sequence Answer

1, 3, 5, 7, ... What number will be next? 217341, because if f(x) = 18111/2·x^4−90555·x^3+6 33885/2·x^2−452773·x+217331, then: f(1)=1 f(2)=3 f(3)=5 f(4)=7 f(5)=217341

A math-themed meme asks what number comes after the odd-number sequence 1, 3, 5, 7. A commenter gives the absurdly complicated polynomial-based answer 217341, showing that with enough mathematical overfitting, almost any next number can be justified. It is used as a reaction to trick questions, arbitrary logic, or unnecessarily complicated explanations.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 9955 2023-06-08