finite difference
finite difference
nounDefinition of FINITE DIFFERENCE
: any of a sequence of differences obtained by incrementing successively the dependent variable of a function by a fixed amount; especially : any of such differences obtained from a polynomial function using successive integral values of its dependent variable
First Known Use of FINITE DIFFERENCE
1807
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