"finite difference" meaning in All languages combined

See finite difference on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: finite differences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finite difference (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. Hyponyms: backward difference, central difference, forward difference
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Inflected forms

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