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Let $a_1<a_2<\cdots$ be a sequence of integers such that \[\lim_{n\to \infty}\frac{a_n}{a_{n-1}^2}=1\] and $\sum\frac{1}{a_n}\in \mathbb{Q}$. Then, for all sufficiently large $n\geq 1$, \[ a_n = a_{n-1}^2-a_{n-1}+1.\]
A sequence defined in such a fashion is known as Sylvester's sequence.