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difference equations

difference equations is the plural of difference equation.

Meaning of difference equation

Noun

difference equation (plural difference equations)

  1. An equation involving an ordered sequence of real numbers (a_nₙ₌₁ ᪲) and some of its differences, where the first difference is defined as Δ(a_n)=a_n+1-a_n, and the kᵗʰ difference is defined recursively as Δᵏ(a_n)=Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n+1)-Δᵏ⁻¹(a_n),.
  2. more broadly, any recurrence relation

Questions about difference equations

What is difference equations the plural of?
Difference equations is the plural of difference equation.

Words near difference equations in the dictionary

  1. differed
  2. difference
  3. difference engine
  4. difference engines
  5. difference equation
  6. difference equations
  7. difference gate
  8. difference gates
  9. difference maker
  10. difference makers
  11. difference of opinion

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