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antidifference

antidifference noun: a function F(x) is the antidifference of f(x) if F(x+1)-F(x)=f(x).

Noun

antidifference (plural antidifferences)

  1. A function F(x) is the antidifference of f(x) if F(x+1)-F(x)=f(x).
    • If f(x)=bˣ then F(x)=bˣ/(b-1)+C is the general antidifference since F(x+1)-F(x) = [bˣ⁺¹/(b-1)+C] - [bˣ/(b-1)+C] = (bˣ⁺¹-bˣ)/(b-1) = bˣ = f(x).
    Synonyms:
    indefinite sum

Synonyms of antidifference

  • indefinite sum

Forms of antidifference

pluralantidifferences

Origin of antidifference

From anti- + difference.

Questions about antidifference

What does antidifference mean?
Antidifference means a function F(x) is the antidifference of f(x) if F(x+1)-F(x)=f(x).
What part of speech is antidifference?
Antidifference is a noun.
What is the plural of antidifference?
The plural of antidifference is antidifferences.

Words near antidifference in the dictionary

  1. antidictatorship
  2. antidictionaries
  3. antidictionary
  4. antidiet
  5. antidieting
  6. antidifference
  7. antidifferences
  8. antidifferentiate
  9. antidifferentiated
  10. antidifferentiates
  11. antidifferentiating

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