25
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
Find the missing number in this sequence: 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, __

### Response:
25
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To find the missing number in the sequence, let's analyze the pattern. 

The differences between consecutive terms are: 
- 1 - 0 = 1
- 4 - 1 = 3
- 9 - 4 = 5
- 16 - 9 = 7

The differences are increasing by 2 each time. Following this pattern, the next difference should be 9.

So, the missing number in the sequence is 16 + 9 = 25.

The corrected sequence would be: 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25.