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Difference equation

Noun
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.NounAn equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers ( { a n } n = 1 ∞ {\displaystyle \left\{a_{n}\right\}_{n=1}^{\infty }} ) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ ( a n ) = a n + 1 − a n {\displaystyle \Delta (a_{n})=a_{n+1}-a_{n}\,} and the k difference is defined recursively as Δ k ( a n ) = Δ k − 1 ( a n + 1 ) − Δ k − 1 ( a n ) {\displaystyle \Delta ^{k}(a_{n})=\Delta ^{k-1}(a_{n+1})-\Delta ^{k-1}(a_{n})\,} .
2.Nounmore broadly, any recurrence relation

Synonyms

finite differenceequidifferencediff eqcommon differencedifferentialdifferential equationdifference quotientordinary differential equationantidifferencedifferential operatorcodifferentialdelay differential equation
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