finite difference

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounfinite difference (plural finite differences)

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.
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