💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Finite difference"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| difference equationnoun | (mathematics) more broadly, any recurrence relation |
| antidifferencenoun | A function F(x) is the antidifference of f(x) if F(x+1)-F(x)=f(x). |
| differentialnoun | A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things. |
| partial differentialnoun | (mathematics) an infinitesimal change in a variable in a partial derivative, or the result of partial differentiation |
| deviateverb | (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans. |
| derived functionnoun | (calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable. |
| elementnoun | (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus. |
| automatic differentiationnoun | (mathematics, computing) Exact differentiation of functions represented in program code by inspecting the code (as opposed to mere evaluation) and repeated application of the chain rule. |
| common differencenoun | (mathematics) The constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next. |
| spreadnoun | The act of spreading. |
| equidifferencenoun | (mathematics) An equal difference. |
| different | Not the same; exhibiting a difference. |
| differentiationnoun | The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense). |
| differencenoun | (uncountable) The quality of being different. |
| difference quotientnoun | (calculus) The average rate of change of the function f(x) over the interval [a,,a+h]. As h approaches zero, the value of (f(a+h)-f(a))/h approaches the derivative or instantaneous rate of change of f(x) at x=a. |
| delay differential equationnoun | (calculus) a type of differential equation in which the derivative of the unknown function at a certain time is given in terms of the values of the function at previous times |
| absolute errornoun | (mathematics) The difference (sometimes defined to be the absolute difference) between the measured or inferred value of a quantity and its true value. |
| derivativenoun | Something derived. |
| diffeomorphismnoun | (mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds. |
| differential operatornoun | (mathematics, mathematical analysis) An operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator (the operator which maps functions to their derivatives). |
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