common difference

noun

The constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next.

“If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the common difference is 13, then the fourth term is 42.”

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Meanings

nouncommon difference (plural common differences)

plural common differences

  1. mathematicsThe constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next.

    If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 3 and the common difference is 13, then the fourth term is 42.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 公差
  • 公差 (gōngchā)constant in arithmetic progression
Finnish erotusluku
  • erotuslukuconstant in arithmetic progression
French raison
  • raisonconstant in arithmetic progression
Irish comhbhreis
  • comhbhreisconstant in arithmetic progression
Romanian diferență comună
  • diferență comunăconstant in arithmetic progression
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Chicago

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