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Quiz (2): hint

3 October 2012, 19:00

Here is a hint: the value for 5 is 25. The next question is: what is the value for 6?

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  1. mdoar says:
    3 October 2012 at 22:21

    Undefined until you tell us

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  2. eXpl0it3r says:
    3 October 2012 at 22:28

    In theory the next number can be anything, without having a clearly defined function it’s impossible to precisely predict which number could come up in series.

    For the less theoretical approach the value for 6 would be 36, which could the imply the function f: x -> x^2

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  3. Bernd Schoeller says:
    3 October 2012 at 23:00

    Now, am I too bold to guess a 36?

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  4. nick_battle says:
    4 October 2012 at 12:14

    OK, I’ll bite…

    The function is only defined for the domain values for which you have specified a result. Outside this domain, the result is undefined – strictly a precondition failure, as this is a partial function.

    Am I warm? :-)

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  5. colin-adams says:
    6 October 2012 at 17:37

    You can guess anything. My guess is square root of -3. It’s as valid as your guess, since the true answer is whatever function professor Meyer has in mind.

    I guess since the question is what is the value for 6, then we can rule out a precondition violation.

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  6. oaidsj says:
    6 October 2012 at 19:34

    my guess is that the function is y = x * x % 4294967296

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