Definitions for difference equation
dif·fer·ence equa·tion

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1. difference equationnoun

   An equation involving an ordered sequence or real numbers () and some number if it's differences, where the first difference is defined as and the k difference is defined recursively as .

2. difference equationnoun

   more broadly, any recurrence relation

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1. difference equation

   In mathematics, a recurrence relation is an equation according to which the n {\displaystyle n} th term of a sequence of numbers is equal to some combination of the previous terms. Often, only k {\displaystyle k} previous terms of the sequence appear in the equation, for a parameter k {\displaystyle k} that is independent of n {\displaystyle n} ; this number k {\displaystyle k} is called the order of the relation. If the values of the first k {\displaystyle k} numbers in the sequence have been given, the rest of the sequence can be calculated by repeatedly applying the equation. In linear recurrences, the nth term is equated to a linear function of the k {\displaystyle k} previous terms. A famous example is the recurrence for the Fibonacci numbers, where the order k {\displaystyle k} is two and the linear function merely adds the two previous terms. This example is a linear recurrence with constant coefficients, because the coefficients of the linear function (1 and 1) are constants that do not depend on n {\displaystyle n} . For these recurrences, one can express the general term of the sequence as a closed-form expression of n {\displaystyle n} . As well, linear recurrences with polynomial coefficients depending on n {\displaystyle n} are also important, because many common elementary and special functions have a Taylor series whose coefficients satisfy such a recurrence relation (see holonomic function). Solving a recurrence relation means obtaining a closed-form solution: a non-recursive function of n {\displaystyle n} . The concept of a recurrence relation can be extended to multidimensional arrays, that is, indexed families that are indexed by tuples of natural numbers.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of difference equation in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of difference equation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

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   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Difference_Equation
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_Equation