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finite differences

finite differences is the plural of finite difference.

Meaning of finite difference

Noun

finite difference (plural finite differences)

  1. A difference between the value of a function evaluated at a number, and the value of the same function evaluated at a different number, a fixed distance from the first.

Questions about finite differences

What is finite differences the plural of?
Finite differences is the plural of finite difference.

Words near finite differences in the dictionary

  1. finite clauses
  2. finite continued fraction
  3. finite continued fractions
  4. finite deterrence
  5. finite difference
  6. finite differences
  7. finite element
  8. finite elements
  9. finite field
  10. finite fields
  11. finite generator

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