difference equation (English, noun)
expansion: difference equation (plural difference equations)
Senses:
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: 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),.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: more broadly, any recurrence relation
Forms:
form: difference equations
tags: plural