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noun
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),.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
more broadly, any recurrence relation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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